{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-adjustment-of-amounts-and-thresholds-regulations-2016/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-adjustment-of-amounts-and-thresholds-regulations-2016/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/242",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits (Adjustment of Amounts and Thresholds) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-adjustment-of-amounts-and-thresholds-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996",
  "text": "(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 are amended as follows.\n(2) In Schedule 1 (applicable amounts)—\n(a) in paragraph 20 (weekly amounts of premiums specified in Part III) in the column headed “Amount”—\n(i) for “£78.10”, “£116.00” and “£116.00” in sub-paragraph (2) substitute “£82.50”, “£122.70” and “£122.70” respectively;\n(ii) for “£116.00” in sub-paragraph (3) substitute “£122.70”; and\n(iii) for “£78.10” and “£116.00” in sub-paragraph (4) substitute “£82.50” and “£122.70” respectively;\n(b) in paragraph 20M (weekly amounts of premiums specified in Part IVA) in the column headed “Amount” for “£116.00” in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) substitute “£122.70”.\n(3) In paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 (housing costs: non-dependant deductions)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “£93.80” substitute “£94.50”;\n(b) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “£14.55” substitute “£14.65”;\n(c) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) for “£129.00” substitute “£133.00”;\n(d) in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£129.00”, “£189.00” and “£33.40” substitute “£133.00”, “£195.00” and “£33.65” respectively;\n(e) in sub-paragraph (2)(c) for “£189.00”, “£246.00” and “£45.85” substitute “£195.00”, “£253.00” and “£46.20” respectively;\n(f) in sub-paragraph (2)(d) for “£246.00”, “£328.00” and “£75.05” substitute “£253.00”, “£338.00” and “£75.60” respectively; and\n(g) in sub-paragraph (2)(e) for “£328.00”, “£408.00” and “£85.45” substitute “£338.00”, “£420.00” and “£86.10” respectively.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2015/457."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Part IVB was inserted by S.I. 2000/1978 and amended by S.I. 2015/457."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/2518, 1999/2860, 2004/2327 and 2015/457."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/242/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:26:44.083469+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}