# The Social Security Amendment (Joint Claims) Regulations 2001, Regulation 5: Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987


After regulation 30 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 , there shall be inserted the following regulation—
“ Payments of arrears of joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance where the nominated person can no longer be traced
30A Where—
(a) an award of joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance has been awarded to a joint-claim couple;
(b) that couple ceases to be a joint-claim couple; and
(c) the member of the joint-claim couple nominated for the purposes of section 3B of the Jobseekers Act cannot be traced,
arrears on the award of joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance shall be paid to the other member of the former joint-claim couple.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/518/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-amendment-joint-claims-regulations-2001/regulation-5
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