Regulation 4 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

(1)

The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2)

In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(a)

in paragraph (2)^f2 omit the definition of “service user group”; and

(b)

after paragraph (2F)^f3 insert—

“(2G)
References in these Regulations to a claimant participating as a service user are to—

(a)
a person who is being consulted by or on behalf of—

(i)
a body which has a statutory duty to provide services in the field of health, social care or social housing, or

(ii)
a body which conducts research or undertakes monitoring for the purpose of planning or improving such services,

in their capacity as a user, potential user, carer of a user or person otherwise affected by the provision of those services; or

(b)
the carer of a person consulted under sub-paragraph (a).”.

(3)

In regulation 98(2)(h)^f4 (earnings of an employed earner) for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.

(4)

In regulation 105(15A)^f5 (notional income) for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.

(5)

In paragraph 11(2B)^f6 (the standard rate) of Schedule 2 (housing costs) for “0.5%” substitute “0.5 percentage points”.

(6)

In paragraph 2A^f7 of Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R 2002 No. 243, S.R. 2009 No. 338 and S.R. 2010 No. 340
f2: The definition of “service user group” was inserted by regulation 4(2)(b) of S.R. 2009 No. 338
f3: Paragraph (2F) was inserted by paragraph 1(b) of Part II of the Schedule to S.R. 2002 No. 243
f4: Paragraph (2)(h) was added by regulation 4(6) of S.R. 2009 No. 338
f5: Paragraph (15A) was added by regulation 4(8)(b) of S.R. 2009 No. 338
f6: Paragraph (2B) was inserted by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2010 No. 340
f7: Paragraph (2A) was inserted by regulation 4(15)(a) of S.R. 2009 No. 338