Regulation 27 Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982
In regulation 9 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 (payments of benefit and suspension of payments pending a decision on appeals or references, arrears and repayments)f1—
in paragraph (5A), in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), omit “contribution-based” in each place where it occurs;
in paragraph (5B), in sub-paragraphs (a) and (c), omit “contribution-based” in each place where it occurs;
in paragraphs (5C) and (5D), omit “contribution-based” in each place where it occurs; and
after paragraph (5D), insert—
“(5E)In this regulation, “jobseeker’s allowance” means an allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as amended by the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 that remove references to an income-based allowance, and a contribution-based allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as that Act has effect apart from those provisions.”.
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Footnotes
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S.I. 1982/1408. Paragraphs (5A) to (5D) of regulation 9 were inserted by S.I. 1996/2538.