Regulation 71 Amendment of the Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions, and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations 2001

for the definition of “contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” and “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute—

• ““contribution-based 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;”;

for the definition of “contributory employment and support allowance” substitute—

• ““contributory employment and support allowance” means an allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act as amended by the provisions of Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 that remove references to an income-related allowance, and a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act as that Part has effect apart from those provisions;”; and

after the definition of “earnings factor”, insert—

• ““income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995;”.