Regulation 2 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

(1)

The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 140(1) (meaning of “person in hardship”)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (g), after “physical” insert “or mental”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (j), for “hardship.” substitute “hardship; or”;

(c)

at the end of sub-paragraph (k) insert “; or”;

(d)

after sub-paragraph (k) insert—

“(l)
is a person who is homeless within the meaning of Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996^f2, Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014^f3 or Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987^f4, as the case may be.”.

(3)

In regulation 141(2)^f5 (circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a person in hardship), for “paragraph (d)(ii) of subsection (2)” substitute “paragraph (b) of subsection (2A)”.

(4)

In regulation 146A(1)^f6 (meaning of “couple in hardship”)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (d), after “physical” insert “or mental”;

(b)

at the end of sub-paragraph (g) insert “or”;

(c)

at the end of sub-paragraph (h) insert “; or”;

(d)

after sub-paragraph (h) insert—

“(i)
either member of the couple is a person who is homeless within the meaning of Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996, Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 or Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, as the case may be.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1996/207.
f2: 1996 c.52.
f3: 2014 anaw 7.
f4: 1987 c.26.
f5: Regulation 141(2) is amended by S.I. 1996/1517 and 2538 and S.I. 2014/2309
f6: Regulation 146A is inserted by S.I. 2000/1978. There are amendments to that regulation which are not relevant to these Regulations.