The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
S.R. 1996/198 · Made 15 May 1996 · Extends to Northern Ireland
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 15th May 1996
Coming into operation 7th October 1996
The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 2(2), 4(1)(c), 5(1)(f)(iii), (2) and (4), 6(1)(b), (2), (4), (5) and (12), 7(3), 8(2) to (5) and (8), 9(2) to (6) and (8), 10, 11(1), (8), (10), (11) and (12), 12(1), (6)(c) and (7), 13(2), (5) and (7), 14, 15, 17(1), (2)(d) and (5), 19(1), 21(2), (4), (7), (8) and (10)(c), 22(3) to (8), 25(1), (3) and (4), 36(2) and 39 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995f1, sections 5(1)(h), (j) and (k), 20(4) and 21(9) and (10) of, and Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f2 and section 167D of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992f3 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, by this statutory rule, which contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, those provisions of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, hereby makes the following Regulations:
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1992 c. 7; section 167D was inserted by Article 8(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12))
Contents
- Part I: General Not yet in force
- 1Citation, commencement and interpretation Not yet in force
- 2Definition of non-dependant Not yet in force
- 3Meanings of certain expressions used in the Order Not yet in force
- Part II: Jobseeking Not yet in force
- Interpretation of Parts II, IV and V Not yet in force
- 4Regulation 4 Not yet in force
- Availability for Employment Not yet in force
- 5Exceptions to requirement to be available immediately: carers, voluntary workers, persons providing a service and persons under an obligation to provide notice Not yet in force
- 6Employment of at least 40 hours per week Not yet in force
- 7Restriction of hours for which a person is available to 40 hours per week Not yet in force
- 8Other restrictions on availability Not yet in force
- 9No restrictions on pay after 6 months Not yet in force
- 10Reasonable prospects of employment Not yet in force
- 11Part-time students Not yet in force
- 12Volunteers Not yet in force
- 13Additional restrictions on availability for certain groups Not yet in force
- 14Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available Not yet in force
- 15Circumstances in which a person is not to be regarded as available Not yet in force
- 16Further circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available: permitted period Not yet in force
- 17Laid off and short-time workers Not yet in force
- Actively Seeking Employment Not yet in force
- 18Steps to be taken by persons actively seeking employment Not yet in force
- 19Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as actively seeking employment Not yet in force
- 20Further circumstances in which a person is to be treated as actively seeking employment: permitted period Not yet in force
- 21Further circumstances in which a person is to be treated as actively seeking employment: laid off and short-time workers Not yet in force
- 22Interpretation of certain expressions for the purposes of regulations 18(3)(f)(i) and 19(1)(d) Not yet in force
- Attendance, Information and Evidence Not yet in force
- 23Attendance Not yet in force
- 24Provision of information and evidence Not yet in force
- 25Entitlement ceasing on a failure to comply Not yet in force
- 26Time at which entitlement is to cease Not yet in force
- 27Where entitlement is not to cease Not yet in force
- 28Matters to be taken into account in determining whether a claimant has good cause for failing to comply with a notice under regulation 23 Not yet in force
- 29Matters to be taken into account in determining whether a claimant has good cause for failing to provide a signed declaration Not yet in force
- 30Circumstances in which a claimant is to be regarded as having good cause for failing to comply with a notice under regulation 23 Not yet in force
- Jobseeker’s Agreement Not yet in force
- 31Contents of Jobseeker’s Agreement Not yet in force
- 32Back-dating of a Jobseeker’s Agreement by an adjudication officer Not yet in force
- 33Notification of determinations and directions under Article 11 of the Order Not yet in force
- 34Jobseeker’s Agreement treated as having been made Not yet in force
- 35Automatic back-dating of Jobseeker’s Agreement Not yet in force
- 36Jobseeker’s Agreement to remain in effect Not yet in force
- 37Variation of Jobseeker’s Agreement Not yet in force
- 38Direction to vary Agreement: time for compliance Not yet in force
- 39Variation of Agreement: matters to be taken into account Not yet in force
- 40Notification of determinations and directions under Article 12 of the Order Not yet in force
- 41Procedure for reviews Not yet in force
- 42Appeals to Social Security Appeal Tribunal Not yet in force
- 43Direction of Social Security Appeal Tribunal: time limit for compliance Not yet in force
- 44Appeals to the Commissioner Not yet in force
- 45Appropriate person Not yet in force
- Part III: Other Conditions of Entitlement Not yet in force
- 46Waiting days Not yet in force
- 47Jobseeking period Not yet in force
- 48Linking periods Not yet in force
- 49Person approaching retirement and the jobseeking period Not yet in force
- 50Persons temporarily absent from Northern Ireland Not yet in force
- 51Remunerative work Not yet in force
- 52Persons treated as engaged in remunerative work Not yet in force
- 53Persons treated as not engaged in remunerative work Not yet in force
- 54Relevant education Not yet in force
- 55Short periods of sickness Not yet in force
- 56Prescribed amount of earnings Not yet in force
- Part IV: Young Persons Not yet in force
- 57Interpretation of Part IV Not yet in force
- 58Young persons to whom Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Order applies Not yet in force
- 59Young persons in the child benefit extension period Not yet in force
- 60Young persons at the end of the child benefit extension period Not yet in force
- 61Other young persons in prescribed circumstances Not yet in force
- 62Registration Not yet in force
- 63Reduced payments under Article 19 of the Order Not yet in force
- 64Availability for employment Not yet in force
- 65Active seeking Not yet in force
- 66The Jobseeker’s Agreement Not yet in force
- 67Sanctions Not yet in force
- 68Reduced amount of allowance Not yet in force
- Part V: Sanctions Not yet in force
- 69Prescribed period for purposes of Article 21(2) of the Order Not yet in force
- 70Sanctions of discretionary length Not yet in force
- 71Voluntary redundancy Not yet in force
- 72Good cause for the purposes of Article 21(5)(a) and (6)(c) and (d) of the Order Not yet in force
- 73Good cause for the purposes of Article 21(5)(b) of the Order Not yet in force
- 74Person of a prescribed description for the purpose of Article 22(3) of the Order Not yet in force
- 75Interpretation Not yet in force
- Part VI: Membership of the Family Not yet in force
- 76Persons of a prescribed description Not yet in force
- 77Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as responsible or not responsible for another Not yet in force
- 78Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household Not yet in force
- Part: Part VII Not yet in force
- 79Weekly amounts of contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance Not yet in force
- 80Deductions in respect of earnings Not yet in force
- 81Payments by way of pensions Not yet in force
- 82Income-based jobseeker’s allowance Not yet in force
- 83Applicable amounts Not yet in force
- 84Polygamous marriages Not yet in force
- 85Special cases Not yet in force
- 86Applicable amounts for persons in residential care and nursing homes Not yet in force
- 87Transitional supplement to income-based jobseeker’s allowance Not yet in force
- Part VIII: Income and Capital Not yet in force
- General Not yet in force
- 88Calculation of income and capital of members of claimant’s family and of a polygamous marriage Not yet in force
- 89Liable relative payments Not yet in force
- 90Child support Not yet in force
- 91Calculation of income and capital of full-time students Not yet in force
- 92Rounding of fractions Not yet in force
- Income Not yet in force
- 93Calculation of income Not yet in force
- 94Calculation of earnings derived from employed earner’s employment and income other than earnings Not yet in force
- 95Calculation of earnings of self-employed earners Not yet in force
- 96Date on which income is treated as paid Not yet in force
- 97Calculation of weekly amount of income Not yet in force
- Employed Earners Not yet in force
- 98Earnings of employed earners Not yet in force
- 99Calculation of net earnings of employed earners Not yet in force
- Self-Employed Earners Not yet in force
- 100Earnings of self-employed earners Not yet in force
- 101Calculation of net profit of self-employed earners Not yet in force
- 102Deduction of tax and contributions for self-employed earners Not yet in force
- Other Income Not yet in force
- 103Calculation of income other than earnings Not yet in force
- 104Capital treated as income Not yet in force
- 105Notional income Not yet in force
- 106Modifications in respect of children and young persons Not yet in force
- Capital Not yet in force
- 107Capital limit Not yet in force
- 108Calculation of capital Not yet in force
- 109Disregard of capital of child or young person Not yet in force
- 110Income treated as capital Not yet in force
- 111Calculation of capital in the United Kingdom Not yet in force
- 112Calculation of capital outside the United Kingdom Not yet in force
- 113Notional capital Not yet in force
- 114Diminishing notional capital rule Not yet in force
- 115Capital jointly held Not yet in force
- 116Calculation of tariff income from capital Not yet in force
- Liable Relatives Not yet in force
- 117Interpretation Not yet in force
- 118Treatment of liable relative payments Not yet in force
- 119Disregard of payments treated as not relevant income Not yet in force
- 120Period over which periodical payments are to be taken into account Not yet in force
- 121Period over which payments other than periodical payments are to be taken into account Not yet in force
- 122Calculation of the weekly amount of a liable relative payment Not yet in force
- 123Date on which a liable relative payment is to be treated as paid Not yet in force
- 124Liable relative payments to be treated as capital Not yet in force
- Child Support Not yet in force
- 125Interpretation Not yet in force
- 126Treatment of child support maintenance Not yet in force
- 127Disregard of payments treated as not relevant income Not yet in force
- 128Calculation of the weekly amount of child support maintenance Not yet in force
- 129Date on which child support maintenance is to be treated as paid Not yet in force
- Full-Time Students Not yet in force
- 130Interpretation Not yet in force
- 131Calculation of grant income Not yet in force
- 132Calculation of covenant income where a contribution is assessed Not yet in force
- 133Covenant income where no grant income or no contribution is assessed Not yet in force
- 134Relationship with amounts to be disregarded under Schedule 6 Not yet in force
- 135Other amounts to be disregarded Not yet in force
- 136Treatment of student loans Not yet in force
- 137Disregard of contribution Not yet in force
- 138Income treated as capital Not yet in force
- 139Disregard of changes occurring during summer vacation Not yet in force
- Part IX: Hardship Not yet in force
- 140Meaning of “person in hardship” Not yet in force
- 141Circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a person in hardship Not yet in force
- 142Further circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a person in hardship Not yet in force
- 143Conditions for hardship payments Not yet in force
- 144Provision of information Not yet in force
- 145Applicable amount in hardship cases Not yet in force
- 146Payments made on account of suspended benefit Not yet in force
- Part X: Urgent Cases Not yet in force
- 147Urgent cases Not yet in force
- 148Applicable amount in urgent cases Not yet in force
- 149Assessment of income and capital in urgent cases Not yet in force
- Part XI: Part-weeks Not yet in force
- 150Amount of a jobseeker’s allowance payable Not yet in force
- 151Amount of a jobseeker’s allowance payable where a person is in a residential care or nursing home Not yet in force
- 152Relevant week Not yet in force
- 153Modification in the calculation of income Not yet in force
- 154Reduction in certain cases Not yet in force
- 155Modification of Article 17(2) of the Order Not yet in force
- Part XII: Special Categories Not yet in force
- Share Fishermen Not yet in force
- 156Interpretation Not yet in force
- 157Special provisions in respect of share fishermen Not yet in force
- 158Modification of Article 2(2) of the Order Not yet in force
- 159Modifications of Article 4 of the Order Not yet in force
- 160Modifications of Articles 21 and 22 of the Order Not yet in force
- 161Additional conditions for payment of a jobseeker’s allowance Not yet in force
- 162Remunerative work Not yet in force
- 163Calculation of earnings Not yet in force
- 164Amount payable Not yet in force
- Persons outside Northern Ireland Not yet in force
- 165Amendment of the Social Security (Mariners' Benefits) Regulations Not yet in force
- 166Modification of contribution conditions for volunteer development workers Not yet in force
- Part XIII: Miscellaneous Not yet in force
- Recovery of Maintenance Not yet in force
- 167Recovery orders Not yet in force
- Training Allowance Not yet in force
- 168Persons in receipt of a training allowance Not yet in force
- Trade Disputes Not yet in force
- 169Trade disputes: exemptions from Article 17 of the Order Not yet in force
- 170Trade disputes: prescribed sum Not yet in force
- Signature
- Schedule 1: Applicable Amounts Not yet in force
- Part I: Personal Allowances Not yet in force
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- Part II: Family Premium Not yet in force
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- Part III: Premiums Not yet in force
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- 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
- 9Lone Parent Premium Not yet in force
- 10Pensioner Premium for persons over 60 Not yet in force
- 11Pensioner Premium where claimant’s partner has attained the age of 75 Not yet in force
- 12Higher Pensioner Premium Not yet in force
- 13Disability Premium Not yet in force
- 14Additional Conditions for Higher Pensioner and Disability Premium Not yet in force
- 15Severe Disability Premium Not yet in force
- 16Disabled Child Premium Not yet in force
- 17Carer Premium Not yet in force
- 18Persons in receipt of concessionary payments Not yet in force
- 19Person in receipt of benefit Not yet in force
- IVWeekly Amounts of Premiums Specified in Part III Not yet in force
- Part V: Rounding of Fractions Not yet in force
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- Schedule 2: Housing Costs Not yet in force
- 1Housing Costs Not yet in force
- 2Circumstances in which a person is liable to meet housing costs Not yet in force
- 3Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as occupying a dwelling as his home Not yet in force
- 4Housing costs not met Not yet in force
- 5Apportionment of housing costs Not yet in force
- 6Existing housing costs Not yet in force
- 7New housing costs Not yet in force
- 8General exclusions from paragraphs 6 and 7 Not yet in force
- 9The calculation for loans Not yet in force
- 10General provisions applying to new and existing housing costs Not yet in force
- 11The standard rate Not yet in force
- 12Excessive Housing Costs Not yet in force
- 13Linking rule Not yet in force
- 14Loans on residential property Not yet in force
- 15Loans for repairs and improvements to the dwelling occupied as the home Not yet in force
- 16Other housing costs Not yet in force
- 17Non-dependant deductions Not yet in force
- 18Continuity with Income Support Not yet in force
- 19Rounding of Fractions Not yet in force
- Schedule 3: Applicable Amounts of Persons in Residential Care and Nursing Homes Not yet in force
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- 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
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- 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
- 5Residential care homes Not yet in force
- 6Nursing homes Not yet in force
- 7Nursing homes Not yet in force
- 8Nursing homes Not yet in force
- 9Circumstances in which the maximum is not to apply Not yet in force
- 10Personal allowances Not yet in force
- Schedule 4Applicable Amounts in Special Cases Not yet in force
- 18Rounding of fractions Not yet in force
- Schedule 5: Sums to be Disregarded in the Calculation of Earnings Not yet in force
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- Schedule 6: Sums to be Disregarded in the Calculation of Income other than Earnings Not yet in force
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- Schedule 7: Capital to be Disregarded Not yet in force
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- Explanatory note