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Regulation 14 Couples both of whom are entitled to a qualifying benefit

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

Regulation 16 of the Back to Work Bonus Regulations (couples both of whom are entitled to a qualifying benefit) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

In paragraph (1)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (b) for “income support,” there shall be substituted “income support or;”, and

(b)

after sub-paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(c)

one member of a polygamous marriage is entitled to a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance, and

(d)

another member of the polygamous marriage is entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance,”.

(3)

In paragraph (2)(c) at the end there shall be inserted “, or had a period of entitlement to a qualifying benefit within 12 weeks of the day after they became a couple;”.