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Regulation 9 Payability of allowanceI1I2

Northern Ireland

(1)

An income-based jobseeker’s allowance (other than a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance) shall be payable to a person to whom regulation 3 or 4 applies even though Article 21 of the Order prevents payment of a jobseeker’s allowance to him if—

(a)

an allowance would not otherwise be payable because the circumstances in Article 21(5)(c) of the Order apply in relation to the intensive activity period of the New Deal pilot for 25 plus, and

(b)

he has already participated in that same intensive activity period of the New Deal pilot for 25 plus for one continuous period of 13 weeks or 2 or more periods amounting in total to 13 weeks,

and the applicable amount in respect of a person to whom this regulation applies shall be the amount determined in accordance with regulation 83, 84, 85, 86, 145 or 148 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (applicable amounts), as appropriate.

(2)

A joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance shall be payable to a joint-claim couple where regulation 3 or 4 applies to either or both members of that couple even though either or both members are subject to sanctions for the purposes of Article 22A of the Order if—

(a)

an allowance would not otherwise be payable because the circumstances in Article 22A(2)(c) of the Order apply to that member in relation to the intensive activity period of the New Deal pilot for 25 plus, and

(b)

that member has already participated in that same intensive activity period of the New Deal pilot for 25 plus for one continuous period of 13 weeks or 2 or more periods amounting in total to 13 weeks,

and the applicable amount in respect of the couple to whom this regulation applies shall be the amount determined in accordance with regulation 86Af1, 86B, 86C, 86D, 146Gf2 or 148Af3 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (applicable amounts), as appropriate.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 9(1) in operation at 28.11.2000, see reg. 1(1)(b)

I2

Reg. 9(2) in operation at 19.3.2001, see reg. 1(1)(a)

Footnotes

f1

Regulation 86A to 86D were inserted by regulation 2(5) of S.R. 2000 No. 350

f2

Regulation 146G was inserted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2000 No. 350

f3

Regulation 148A was inserted by regulation 2(5) of S.R. 2000 No. 350