Regulation 2 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

(1)

The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2)

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

(a)

in sub-paragraph (g)^f2 after “physical” insert “or mental”;

(b)

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

(c)

at the end of sub-paragraph (k)^f3 insert “; or”;

(d)

after sub-paragraph (k) add—

“(l)
is a person who is homeless within the meaning of Article 3 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988^f4”.

(3)

In regulation 141(2)^f5 (circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a person in hardship) for “Article 3(2)(d)(ii)” substitute “Article 3(2A)(b)”.

(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) for “, or” substitute “; or”;

(c)

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

(d)

after sub-paragraph (h) add—

“(i)
either member of the couple is a person who is homeless within the meaning of Article 3 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Rules are S.R. 1996 Nos. 358 and 503, S.R. 1999 No. 428 (C. 32), S.R. 2000 Nos. 9 and 350 and S.R. 2014 No. 235.
f2: Sub-paragraph (g) was amended by Article 9(5)(i) and (12) of S.R. 1999 No. 428 (C. 32).
f3: Sub-paragraph (k) was added by regulation 2(4) of S.R. 2000 No. 9.
f4: S.I. 1988/1990 (N.I. 23); Article 3 was amended by Article 135 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/412 (N.I. 2)).
f5: Regulation 141(2) was amended by regulation 26(2) of S.R. 1996 No. 358, regulation 2(15) of S.R. 1996 No. 503 and regulation 3(2) of S.R. 2014 No. 235.
f6: Regulation 146A was inserted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2000 No. 350. There are amendments to that regulation which are not relevant to these Regulations.