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Regulation 7 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance RegulationsI1I2I3

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (8).

(2)

In regulation 55(4)f1 (short periods of sickness) omit “12 weeks of an entitlement of his to employment and support allowance or”.

(3)

In regulation 96 (date on which income is treated as paid)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)f2 for “paragraphs (2) to (4) apply” substitute “paragraph (2) applies”; and

(b)

omit paragraphs (3)f3 and (4)f4.

(4)

In regulation 97(1)f5 (calculation of weekly amount of income) omit “and regulation 96(3) (date on which income is treated as paid)”.

(5)

In regulation 103(1)f6 (calculation of income other than earnings) omit “and regulation 96(3) and (4) (date on which income is treated as paid)”.

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(7)

In Schedule 1 (applicable amounts)—

(a)

in paragraph 15Af7 (enhanced disability premium) after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A)

Where the condition in sub-paragraph (1) ceases to be satisfied because of the death of a child or young person, the condition is that the claimant is entitled to child benefit in respect of that person under section 141A of the Benefits Act (entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person).”; and

(b)

in paragraph 16f8 (disabled child premium)—

(i)

at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(a) omit “or”,

(ii)

after sub-paragraph (1)(b) insert—

“; or

(c)

a child or young person in respect of whom section 141A of the Benefits Act (entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person) applies for the purposes of entitlement to child benefit but only for the period prescribed under that section, and in respect of whom a disabled child premium was included in the claimant’s applicable amount immediately before the death of that child or young person, or ceased to be included in the claimant’s applicable amount because of that child or young person’s death.”, and

(iii)

in sub-paragraph (2), after “condition” insert “in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b)”.

(8)

In Schedule 2 (housing costs)—

(a)

in paragraph 13(1)f9 (linking rule) for “sub-paragraphs (2) and (2A)” substitute “sub-paragraph (2A)”;

(b)

omit paragraph 13(2)f10; and

(c)

in paragraph 13(5)(b) after “income” insert “equal to or”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 7(6) revoked (2.4.2013) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/67), regs. 1(1), 9

Commencement

I1

Reg. 7(7) in operation at 11.4.2011 in so far as not already in force, see reg. 1(3)

I2

Reg. 7(8)(c) in operation at 11.4.2011 in so far as not already in force, see reg. 1(3)

I3

Reg. 7 in operation at 11.4.2011 for specified purposes, see reg. 1(3)

Footnotes

f1

Regulation 55(4) was amended by regulation 19(9)(b) of S.R. 2008 No. 286 and regulation 4(2) of S.R. 2010 No. 347

f2

Paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 4(3)(a) of S.R. 2008 No. 428

f3

Paragraph (3) was substituted by regulation 4(2) of S.R. 2003 No. 338 and amended by regulation 4(3)(b) of S.R. 2008 No. 428

f4

Paragraph (4) was inserted by regulation 4(3)(c) of S.R. 2008 No. 428

f5

Paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 5(9) of S.R. 1997 No. 130 and regulation 4(4)(a) of S.R. 2008 No. 428

f6

Paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 9(2)(a) of S.R. 1998 No. 81, paragraph 8(a) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No. 195 and regulation 4(7) of S.R. 2009 No. 338

f7

Paragraph 15A was inserted by regulation 4(c)(ii) of S.R. 2000 No. 367 and paragraph (1) was amended by paragraph 20(c)(i) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No.195 and regulation 5(5)(d) of S.R. 2010 No. 103

f8

Paragraph 16 remains in operation by virtue of regulation 1(7) of S.R. 2003 No. 195 and was substituted by regulation 3(8)(f) of S.R. 2007 No. 154

f9

Paragraph 13(1) was amended by paragraph 54(8)(a) and (b) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2000 No. 350

f10

Paragraph 13(2) was amended by Article 9(8)(e) of S.R. 1999 No. 428 (C. 32), regulation 4(3) of S.R. 2001 No. 29 and modified in relation to certain cases by regulation 10(i)(i) of S.R. 2008 No. 503 and regulation 4(13) of S.R. 2009 No. 338