Paragraph 30 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 2 para. 73(3) (4) repealed by Welfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 2 para. 29-35 repealed by Welfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 2 para. 53(4) repealed by Welfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 2 para. 73(3)(4) repealed by Welfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 2 para. 27 repealed by Welfare Reform Act 2009 Sch. 7 Pt. 2
Sch. 2 para. 51 repealed by Welfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 8

(1)

Section 124 of the Benefits Act (entitlement to income support) is amended as follows.

(2)

For subsection (1)(a) substitute-

“(a)
he is of or over the age of 16;”.

(3)

Omit “and" at the end of subsection (1)(c).

(4)

For subsection (1)(d) substitute—

“(d)
except in such circumstances as may be prescribed, he is not receiving relevant education;”.

(5)

In subsection (1), after paragraph (d) insert—

“(e)
he falls within a prescribed category of person; and
(f)
he is not entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance and, if he is a member of a married or unmarried couple, the other member of the couple is not entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance.”

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 30 wholly in force at 7.10.1996; Sch. 2 para. 30 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 41(2); Sch. 2 para. 30(5) in force (12.12.1995) for the purpose of authorising the making of regulations by S.I. 1995/3228, art. 2(b), Sch.; Sch. 2 para. 30 in force (7.10.1996) in so far as not already in force by S.I. 1996/2208, art. 2(b)