# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 5A (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings of members of joint-claim couples) for “an invalid care allowance” in each place where those words occur there shall be substituted “a carer’s allowance”.
(3) In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 67 the following paragraph shall be added –
“68. Any payment made by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to the claimant or his partner, or to another person on their behalf, relating to housing support services under Article 4 of the Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.”.
(4) In Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded) –
(a) at the end of paragraph 5 there shall be added “or, where that dwelling is occupied as the home by the former partner who is a lone parent, for as long as it is so occupied”;
(b) after paragraph 54 the following paragraph shall be added –
“55. Any payment made by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to the claimant or his partner, or to another person on their behalf, relating to housing support services under Article 4 of the Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/154/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/regulation-3
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