# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, Regulation 5: Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) the definitions of “earnings top-up” and “the Earnings Top-up Scheme” shall be omitted.
(3) In regulation 103 (calculation of income other than earnings) paragraph (4) shall be omitted.
(4) In regulation 105 (notional income) paragraph (2)(f) shall be omitted.
(5) In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) –
(a) in paragraph 6 after “benefit” there shall be added “to which the claimant is entitled”;
(b) in paragraph 28(a)(i) after “authority” there shall be added “but excluding payments of housing benefit made in respect of the person concerned”.
(6) In Schedule 7, (capital to be disregarded) paragraph 12(1)(c) shall be omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/98/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-5
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