# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011, Regulation 7: Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (8).
(2) In regulation 55(4) (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) for “paragraphs (2) to (4) apply” substitute “paragraph (2) applies”; and
(b) omit paragraphs (3) and (4).
(4) In regulation 97(1) (calculation of weekly amount of income) omit “and regulation 96(3) (date on which income is treated as paid)”.
(5) In regulation 103(1) (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 15A (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 16 (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) (linking rule) for “sub-paragraphs (2) and (2A)” substitute “sub-paragraph (2A)”;
(b) omit paragraph 13(2); and
(c) in paragraph 13(5)(b) after “income” insert “equal to or”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/135/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2011/regulation-7
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