# The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Hardship) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996


(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 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, Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 or Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, as the case may be.”.
(3) In regulation 141(2) (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) (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.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/760/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-hardship-amendment-regulations-2017/regulation-2
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