# The Social Security (Back to Work Bonus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 16: Couples both of whom are entitled to a qualifying benefit

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Where—
(a) one member of a couple is entitled to a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance, and
(b) the other member of the couple is entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or to income support,
any bonus which accrues in respect of the earnings of the person entitled to a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance shall accrue to the bonus of the person who within the bonus period was last entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance or to income support.
(2) Where—
(a) 2 persons become a couple;
(b) neither member of the couple has served his waiting period;
(c) both members of the couple have, at the time they become a couple, a current period of entitlement to a qualifying benefit;
(d) one member of the couple has fewer days of entitlement to a qualifying benefit (represented by “A”) in that period than the other member (represented by “B”);
(e) the person entitled to the qualifying benefit after they become a couple is the person with fewer days of entitlement, and
(f) the qualifying benefit to which he is entitled is not a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance,
then the number of waiting days the person is required to serve in accordance with regulation 6(2) (waiting period) shall be reduced by a number equal to the number by which B exceeds A.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/201/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-back-to-work-bonus-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-16
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