The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 1996

Remunerative work

9.—(1) Regulation 51 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (remunerative work) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (1), in sub-paragraph (b) at the end, there shall be added—

“ and

(c) in the case of a non-dependant, or of a child or young person to whom paragraph 18 of Schedule 6 refers, work in which he is engaged or, where his hours of work fluctuate, is engaged on average, for not less than 16 hours per week,”.

(3) In paragraph (3)(c)(i) the words “under section 64 of the Benefits Act”, and in paragraph (3)(c)(ii) the words “to which section 64 of the Benefits Act applies”, shall be omitted.

(4) In paragraph (3)(c)(iii), for the words “Benefits Act”, there shall be substituted the words

• “Benefits Act; or

  (iv)

  a person who has claimed either attendance allowance or disability living allowance and has an award of attendance allowance or the care component of disability living allowance at one of the two higher rates prescribed under section 72(4) of the Benefits Act for a period commencing after the date on which that claim was made.”.