Regulation 4 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance RegulationsI1I2

The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (13).

In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) after the definition of “maternity leave”^f2 insert—

• ““MFET Limited” means the company limited by guarantee (number 7121661) of that name, established for the purpose in particular of making payments in accordance with arrangements made with the Secretary of State to persons who have acquired HIV as a result of treatment by the NHS with blood or blood products;”.

In—

after “Eileen Trust” insert “, MFET Limited”.

In regulation 3E(2)(i)^f11 (entitlement of a member of a joint-claim couple to a jobseeker’s allowance without a claim being made jointly by the couple) for “7 weeks after the date on which the pregnancy ends where the expected week of confinement begins prior to 6th April 2003 or fifteen weeks after the date on which her pregnancy ends where the expected week of confinement begins on or after 6th April 2003”, substitute “28 weeks after the date on which the pregnancy ends”.

In regulation 53(a) (persons treated as not engaged in remunerative work) after “earnings)” insert “and in this paragraph “volunteer” means a person who is engaged in voluntary work, otherwise than for a relative, where the only payment received, or due to be paid to the person by virtue of being so engaged, is in respect of any expenses reasonably incurred by the person in connection with that work;”.

In regulation 57(4)(a) (interpretation of Part IV), subject to paragraph (13), omit—

In regulation 105 in—

In—

after “under” insert “or by”.

In regulation 113(2)(da)^f17 for “is aged under 60” substitute “has not attained the qualifying age for state pension credit”.

In regulation 130 (interpretation) after the definition of “grant income” insert—

• ““last day of the course” means the date on which the last day of the final academic term falls in respect of the course in which the student is enrolled;”.

For regulation 146G(1)^f18 (applicable amount in hardship cases for joint-claim couples), substitute—

“(1)

The weekly applicable amount of the joint-claim couple to whom a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance is payable in accordance with this Part of these Regulations shall be reduced by a sum equivalent to—

(a)

20% of the amount specified in paragraph 1(1)(e) of Schedule 1 in a case where a member of a joint-claim couple is—

(i)

either pregnant or seriously ill, or

(ii)

a member of a polygamous marriage and one of the members of that marriage is pregnant or seriously ill, or

(b)

40% of the amount specified in paragraph 1(1)(e) of Schedule 1 in all other cases.”

In Schedule 6 in paragraph 41—

insert “, MFET Limited”.

The provisions omitted by paragraph (6) continue to have effect in relation to a person referred to in regulation 2(2) of the Income Support (Prescribed Categories of Person) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009^f20.