# The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996, Paragraph 59


(1) Any payment made by a local authority, or by the Welsh Ministers, to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to a service which is provided to develop or sustain the capacity of the claimant or his partner to live independently in his accommodation.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) “local authority” means–
(a) in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
(b) in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council;
(c) in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/207/schedule/8/paragraph/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-1996/schedule-8/paragraph-59
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