{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-mandatory-work-activity-scheme-regulations-2011/regulation-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-mandatory-work-activity-scheme-regulations-2011/regulation-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/688",
  "legislation_title": "The Jobseeker's Allowance (Mandatory Work Activity Scheme) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-mandatory-work-activity-scheme-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Consequential amendments relating to sanctions",
  "text": "(1) Paragraph (2) applies to the following provisions —\n(a) regulation 2(4)(a) and (b) (interpretation) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;\n(b) regulation 2(4)(a) and (b) (interpretation) of the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 ;\n(c) regulation 3(j) (circumstances in which discretionary housing payments may be made) of the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001 ;\n(d) regulation 2(3)(a) and (b) (interpretation) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;\n(e) regulation 2(3)(a) and (b) (interpretation) of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 .\n(2) In each of the provisions to which this paragraph applies insert the words “ or regulations made under section 17A ” after “section 19 or 20A”.\n(3) In regulation 5(3)(b) (meaning of “person in hardship”) of the Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations 2001 , after “8” insert “ , 17A ”.\n(4) In regulation 8A(5) (credits for unemployment) of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975 , after sub-paragraph (b) insert—\n“(ba) a week in respect of which, because of regulations made under section 17A of that Act, a jobseeker's allowance was not payable to the person concerned even though he satisfied the conditions for entitlement to that allowance; or”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 17(1)(c) revoked (E.) (1.4.2026) by The Discretionary Financial Assistance and Discretionary Housing Payments (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/271), reg. 1(1), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "Each of the Regulations listed in regulation 17(1) was modified by S.I. 2010/1222."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I. 2006/216."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/1167."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "S.I. 2006/214."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M5",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/4022. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2010/424 and 1160; regulation 5(3)(b) was also modified by S.I. 2010/1222."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M6",
      "text": "S.I. 1975/556. Regulation 8A was inserted by S.I. 1996/2367, paragraph (5) was amended by S.I. 2001/518 and modified by S.I. 2010/1222."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/688/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:13:35.862891+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}