# The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996, Paragraph 8: General exclusions from Paragraph 7


(1) Paragraph 7 shall not apply where–
(a) the claimant or his partner or either member of a joint-claim couple has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit;
(b) the housing costs are payments–
(i) under a co-ownership agreement;
(ii) under or relating to a tenancy or licence of a Crown tenant; or
(iii) where the dwelling occupied as the home is a tent, in respect of the tent and the site on which it stands.
(2) In a case falling within sub-paragraph (1), the housing costs to be met are–
(a) where head (a) of sub-paragraph (1) applies, an amount–
(i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii) equal to the payments which qualify under paragraph 16;
(b) where head (b) of sub-paragraph (1) applies, an amount equal to the payments which qualify under paragraph 16(1)(d) to (f).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/207/schedule/2/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-8
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