The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. 2. Amendment of the principal Regulations

4. Signature

5. 1. SCHEDULE 1

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Amendments to the principal Regulations

      1. 1. In regulation 1(2) (interpretation), at the end of the definition...

      2. 2. After regulation 23 (attendance) there shall be inserted the following...

      3. 3. In regulation 24 (provision of information and evidence)—

      4. 4. In regulation 25(1) (entitlement ceasing on a failure to comply)—...

      5. 5. In regulation 26 (time at which entitlement is to cease)—...

      6. 6. In regulation 27(1) (where entitlement is not to cease)—

      7. 7. In regulation 28(1) (matters to be taken into account in...

      8. 8. In regulation 30 (circumstances in which a claimant is to...

      9. 9. In regulation 34 (jobseeker’s agreement treated as having been made),...

      10. 10. In regulation 46(1) (waiting days)— (a) at the end of...

      11. 11. In regulation 47 (jobseeking period), at the end of paragraph...

      12. 12. In regulation 49 (persons approaching retirement and the jobseeking period)—...

      13. 13. In regulation 50 (persons temporarily absent from Northern Ireland), after...

      14. 14. In regulation 51 (remunerative work), in both paragraph (1)(a) and...

      15. 15. In regulation 52 (persons treated as engaged in remunerative work)—...

      16. 16. After regulation 53(g) (persons treated as not engaged in remunerative...

      17. 17. In regulation 55(1)(a) (short periods of sickness), after “Article 21(5)...

      18. 18. For regulation 58 (young persons to whom Article 5(1)(f)(iii) or...

      19. 19. In regulation 61 (other young persons in prescribed circumstances)—

      20. 20. In regulation 62 (registration), after “Article 5(1)(f)(ii) or (iii)” there...

      21. 21. In regulation 63 (reduced payments under Article 19 of the...

      22. 22. In regulation 66(1) (the jobseeker’s agreement) after “Article 21” there...

      23. 23. In regulation 67 (sanctions)— (a) in paragraph (1)—

      24. 24. In regulation 68(1) and (2) (reduced amount of allowance) after...

      25. 25. In regulation 69 (prescribed period for the purposes of Article...

      26. 26. In regulation 70 (sanctions of discretionary length)—

      27. 27. In regulation 72 (good cause for the purposes of Article...

      28. 28. In regulation 73 (good cause for the purposes of Article...

      29. 29. In regulation 74 (person of prescribed description for the purpose...

      30. 30. In regulation 74A (persons in receipt of a training allowance)—...

      31. 31. After regulation 74A there shall be inserted the following regulation—...

      32. 32. In regulation 75 (interpretation)— (a) in paragraph (1) after “is...

      33. 33. In regulation 78 (circumstances in which a person is to...

      34. 34. For regulation 82 (income-based jobseeker’s allowance) there shall be substituted...

      35. 35. After regulation 86 there shall be inserted the following regulations—...

      36. 36. In regulation 88(1) (calculation of income and capital of members...

      37. 37. After regulation 88 there shall be inserted the following regulation—...

      38. 38. In regulation 93(1) (calculation of income) for “Article 5(1)” there...

      39. 39. In regulation 94(2)(b) (calculation of earnings derived from employed earner’s...

      40. 40. In regulation 95(2)(calculation of earnings of self-employed earners), after “Schedule...

      41. 41. In regulation 102C (calculation of income of participants in the...

      42. 42. In regulation 105(10)(a)(ii) (notional income), for “or 84(1)(g)” there shall...

      43. 43. In regulation 107 (capital limit), after “15(1)” there shall be...

      44. 44. In regulation 113(3)(a)(ii) (notional capital), for “or 84(1)(g)” there shall...

      45. 45. In regulation 140 (meaning of person in hardship)—

      46. 46. In regulation 148(1) (applicable amount in urgent cases), after “income-based...

      47. 47. After regulation 148, there shall be inserted the following regulation—...

      48. 48. In regulation 150 (amount of a jobseeker’s allowance payable), after...

      49. 49. In regulation 151 (amount of a jobseeker’s allowance payable where...

      50. 50. In regulation 152 (relevant week)— (a) in paragraph (1)(c)—

      51. 51. In regulation 153 (modification in the calculation of income), for...

      52. 52. Regulation 155 (modification of Article 17(2) of the Order) shall...

      53. 53. (1) Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) shall be amended in accordance...

      54. 54. (1) Schedule 2 (housing costs) shall be amended in accordance...

      55. 55. After Schedule 3 there shall be inserted the following Schedule—...

      56. 56. In Schedule 4 (applicable amounts in special cases)—

      57. 57. After Schedule 4 there shall be inserted the following Schedule—...

      58. 58. After Schedule 5 there shall be inserted the following Schedule—...

6. Explanatory Note