Regulation 4 Amendment of regulation 17

In regulation 17 (duration of awards), after paragraph 1 there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(1A)

Where an award of income support is made in respect of a married or unmarried couple (as defined in section 20(1) of the Social Security Act 1986) and one member of the couple is, at the date of claim, a person to whom section 23 of that Act applies, the award of benefit shall cease when the person to whom section 23 applies returns to work with the same employer.”