Regulation 7 Remunerative work

In regulation 51 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (remunerative work)—

(a)

after paragraph (1)(b) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“and

(c)

in the case of a non-dependant, or of a child or young person to whom paragraph 18 of Schedule 5 refers, work in which he is engaged, or, where his hours of work fluctuate, is engaged on average, for not less than 16 hours per week,”, and

(b)

in paragraph (3)(c)—

(i)

in head (i) “under section 64 of the Benefits Act” shall be omitted;

(ii)

in head (ii) “to which section 64 of the Benefits Act applies” shall be omitted, and

(iii)

in head (iii) for “Benefits Act.” there shall be substituted—

“Benefits Act, or

(iv)

a person who has claimed either attendance allowance or disability living allowance and has an award of attendance allowance or the care component of disability living allowance at one of the two higher rates prescribed under section 72(4) of the Benefits Act for a period commencing after the date on which that claim was made.”.