Regulation 3 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013

The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 15(5) (victims of domestic violence)^f2 for paragraph (a) of the definition of “registered social worker” substitute—

“(a)

the Health and Care Professions Council;”.

In regulation 18(4)(a) (general principles for calculating reduction periods), for “14” substitute “13”.

In regulation 19(1)(b) and (c) (higher-level sanction), for “365” substitute “364”.

In regulation 20(b) (medium-level sanctions), for “365” substitute “364”.

In regulation 21(3)(b) and (c) (low-level sanctions), for “365” substitute “364”.

In regulation 58(2) (earnings of employed earners), after sub-paragraph (h) insert—

“(i)

any bounty paid at intervals of at least one year and derived from employment to which paragraph 6 of the Schedule to these Regulations applies.”.