# The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Regulation 32: Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

Extent: N.I.

In Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (housing costs) –
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) in paragraph 13, after sub-paragraph (15), there shall be added the following sub-paragraph –
“(16) For the purpose of determining whether the linking rules set out in this paragraph apply in a case where a claimant’s former partner was entitled to state pension credit, any reference to income-based jobseeker’s allowance in this Schedule shall be taken to include also a reference to state pension credit.”;
(c) in paragraph 17(1), for heads (a) and (b), there shall be substituted the following heads –
“(a) in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or over who is engaged in any remunerative work but is not in receipt of state pension credit, £47.75;
(b) in respect of a non-dependant who is engaged in remunerative work and in receipt of state pension credit, £7.40;
(c) in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or over to whom neither head (a) nor head (b) applies, £7.40.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/191/regulation/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/state-pension-credit-consequential-transitional-and-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/regulation-32
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