Regulation 30 Applicable amounts in special cases

In Schedule 5 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (applicable amounts in special cases), in column (1) in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 17 for heads (i) and (ii) there shall be substituted the following heads—

“(i)

the claimant is not a patient and the other member of the couple or one or more members of the marriage has been a patient for a period of more than 6 weeks; or

(ii)

the claimant is a patient but has not been a patient for more than 2 weeks and the other member of the couple or one or more members of the marriage has been a patient for more than 6 weeks;”.