# The Social Security (Members of the Reserve Forces) (Amendment) Regulations 2015, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (“the 1987 Regulations”), the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations”), the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 (“the 2008 Regulations”), and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013 (“the 2013 Regulations”).
Regulations 2(2) and (3), 3(2) and (5), 4(2) and (3) and 5(2) and (3) amend the 1987 Regulations, the 1996 Regulations, the 2008 Regulations and the 2013 Regulations respectively in relation to a person who is in receipt of income support, jobseeker’s allowance or employment support allowance and make provision as to how earnings derived from participation as a member of the reserve forces, whether paid alone or together with other earnings derived from the same source, are to be taken into account for periods of training.
Regulations 2(4)(b)(ii), 3(6)(b)(ii), 4(4)(a)(ii) and 5(4)(b)(ii) amend the 1987 Regulations, the 1996 Regulations, the 2008 Regulations and the 2013 Regulations respectively and extend the period of time over which sums can be disregarded in the calculation of earnings for those in receipt of income support, jobseeker’s allowance or employment support allowance from 15 days to 43 days.
Regulation 3(3) and (4) amends the 1996 Regulations in relation to a person who is in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance and provides that during training received in their first year, members of the reserve forces will be treated as available for, and actively seeking, employment (which are two of the basic conditions of entitlement to jobseeker’s allowance) for up to 43 days of training.
All other provisions (other than regulation 1) remove obsolete references to the word “territorial”, which are no longer required in respect of the reserve forces due to the renaming of Army Reserve and Territorial Army in section 44 of the Defence Reform Act 2014.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on businesses or civil society organisations is foreseen and the impact on the public sector is minimal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/389/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-members-of-the-reserve-forces-amendment-regulations-2015/note
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