# The Social Security (Back to Work Bonus) (Amendment) Regulations 1996, Regulation 13: Single claimants who are couples


(1) Regulation 15 of the Back to Work Bonus Regulations (single claimants who are couples) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In paragraph (1) for the words “the following paragraphs.” there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs (2) to (4).”.
(3) After paragraph (1) the following paragraph shall be inserted—
“(1A) Where—
(a) three or more persons who are living together are members of a polygamous marriage;
(b) two or more of those persons were in receipt of a qualifying benefit during the whole or part of the time they lived together and were members of a polygamous marriage; and
(c) had they declared that they were members of a polygamous marriage, either—
(i) no qualifying benefit would have been payable to them; or
(ii) a qualifying benefit would have been payable to only one or some of the members of the polygamous marriage,
the provisions of these Regulations shall also have effect subject to the following paragraphs.”
(4) In paragraphs (3) or (4) any reference to a couple shall include a reference to the members of a polygamous marriage.
(5) In paragraph (2) for the word “week” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted the words “benefit week”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1511/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-back-to-work-bonus-amendment-regulations-1996/regulation-13
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