Paragraph 50

In regulation 152 (relevant week)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)(c)—

(i)

after the words “section 19” there shall be inserted the words “or 20A”;

(ii)

after the words “that claimant”, there shall be inserted the words “or the joint-claim couple”;

(b)

at the beginning of paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the words “Except in a case to which paragraph (3) applies,”;

(c)

after paragraph (2) there shall be added the following paragraph—

“(3)

Where a joint-claim couple have an award of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance and their benefit week changes, for the purpose of calculating the amounts of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance payable for the part-week beginning on the day after their last complete benefit week before the change and ending immediately before the change, the relevant week is the period of 7 days beginning on the day after the last complete benefit week.”.