# The Social Security (Joint Claims Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001, Regulation 5: Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

Extent: N.I.

After regulation 30 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (payments on death), there shall be inserted the following regulation—
“Payments of arrears of joint-claims jobseeker’s allowance where the nominated person can no longer be traced
30A Where—
(a) an award of joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance has been awarded to a joint-claim couple;
(b) that couple ceases to be a joint-claim couple; and
(c) the member of the joint-claim couple nominated for the purposes of Article 5B of the Jobseekers Order cannot be traced,
arrears of the award of joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance shall be paid to the other member of the former joint-claim couple.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/120/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-joint-claims-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/regulation-5
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