Regulation 3 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

For paragraph 70 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996^f1 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“70.

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (3), any payment of child maintenance where the child or young person in respect of whom the payment is made is a member of the claimant’s family except where the person making the payment is the claimant or the claimant’s partner.

(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), where more than one payment of child maintenance—

(a)

in respect of more than one child or young person; or

(b)

made by more than one person in respect of a child or young person,

falls to be taken into account in any week, all such payments shall be aggregated and treated as if they were a single payment.

(3)

No more than £10 shall be disregarded in respect of each week to which any payment of child maintenance is attributed in accordance with regulations 93, 94, 96 and 97^f2 (calculation of income) or regulations 126, 128 and 129^f3 (treatment of child support maintenance).

(4)

In this paragraph, “child maintenance” shall have the same meaning as that prescribed for the purposes of section 74A of the Administration Act and shall include any payment made by the Secretary of State in lieu of such maintenance.”.