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The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Regulation 85:
- Regulations amendment to earlier affecting provision S.I. 2020/409, reg. 6(2) by S.I. 2021/476 reg. 4(6)
- reg. 85(1) sum confirmed by S.I. 2021/162 art. 27(2)(a)
- reg. 85(1) sum confirmed by S.I. 2022/292 art. 27(2)(a)
- reg. 85(1) sum confirmed by S.I. 2023/316 art. 27(2)(a)
- reg. 85(1) sum confirmed by S.I. 2024/242 art. 26(2)(a)
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Instrument associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Instrument (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. A1 para. 3(a)(va) inserted by S.I. 2021/786 Sch. 3 para. 6(c)
- Sch. A1 para. 3(a)(via) inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(6)(d)
- Sch. 1 para. 15A(1ZA)(aa) inserted by S.I. 2021/786 Sch. 3 para. 7(3)
- Sch. 1 para. 16(1)(aza) inserted by S.I. 2021/786 Sch. 3 para. 7(4)(a)
- Sch. 1 para. 14(1)(caa) inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(7)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 14(1)(fb) inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(7)(c)
- Sch. 1 para. 14(1)(g)(iv) and word inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(7)(e)
- Sch. 1 para. 15(5)(ab) inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(7)(j)
- Sch. 1 para. 15A(1ZA)(ba) inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(7)(k)
- Sch. 1 para. 16(1)(ac) inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(7)(l)
- Sch. 1 para. 20H(1)(caa) inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(7)(o)
- Sch. 1 para. 20H(1)(gb) inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(7)(p)
- Sch. 1 para. 20H(1)(h)(iv) and word inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(7)(r)
- Sch. 1 para. 20I(4)(d) and semi-colon inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(7)(v)
- Sch. 1 para. 8(1)(c) inserted by S.I. 2023/1218 art. 8(9)(a)(iii)
- Sch. 1 para. 20D(1)(c) inserted by S.I. 2023/1218 art. 8(9)(e)(iii)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(a) sum substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)art. 19(4)(a)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(b) sum substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)art. 19(4)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 20(3) sum substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)(5) Sch. 10
- Sch. 1 para. 20(7) sum substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)(5) Sch. 10
- Sch. 1 para. 20(8) sum substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)(5) Sch. 10
- Sch. 1 para. 20M(2) sum substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)(6) Sch. 11
- Sch. 1 para. 20M(3) sum substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)(6) Sch. 11
- Sch. 1 para. 20M(5) sum substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)(6) Sch. 11
- Sch. 1 para. 20M(6) sum substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)(6) Sch. 11
- Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(a) sum substituted by S.I. 2021/162 art. 27(3)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(b) sum substituted by S.I. 2021/162 art. 27(3)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(a) sum substituted by S.I. 2021/162 art. 27(4)(a)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(b) sum substituted by S.I. 2021/162 art. 27(4)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(a) sum substituted by S.I. 2022/292 art. 27(3)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(b) sum substituted by S.I. 2022/292 art. 27(3)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(a) sum substituted by S.I. 2022/292 art. 27(4)(a)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(b) sum substituted by S.I. 2022/292 art. 27(4)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(a) sum substituted by S.I. 2023/316 art. 27(3)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(b) sum substituted by S.I. 2023/316 art. 27(3)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(a) sum substituted by S.I. 2023/316 art. 27(4)(a)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(b) sum substituted by S.I. 2023/316 art. 27(4)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(a) sum substituted by S.I. 2024/242 art. 26(3)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 2(1)(b) sum substituted by S.I. 2024/242 art. 26(3)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(a) sum substituted by S.I. 2024/242 art. 26(4)(a)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(b) sum substituted by S.I. 2024/242 art. 26(4)(b)
- Sch. 1 para. 20(4) sums substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)(5) Sch. 10
- Sch. 1 para. 20(5) sums substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)(5) Sch. 10
- Sch. 1 para. 20(6) sums substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)(5) Sch. 10
- Sch. 1 para. 20(9) sums substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)(5) Sch. 10
- Sch. 1 para. 20M(4) sums substituted by S.I. 2014/516 art. 19(1)(6) Sch. 11
- Sch. 1 para. 20(6)(b)(i) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1218 art. 8(9)(d)(i)
- Sch. 1 para. 20(6)(b)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1218 art. 8(9)(d)(ii)
- Sch. 1 para. 20M(4)(i) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1218 art. 8(9)(h)(i)
- Sch. 1 para. 20M(4)(ii) words inserted by S.I. 2023/1218 art. 8(9)(h)(ii)
- Sch. 1 para. 20I(4)(d) words substituted by S.I. 2022/530 art. 3(2)(a)
- Sch. 1 Pt. 4B table substituted by S.I. 2021/162 art. 27(6) Sch. 10
- Sch. 1 Pt. 4B table substituted by S.I. 2022/292 art. 27(6) Sch. 10
- Sch. 1 Pt. 4B table substituted by S.I. 2023/316 art. 27(6) Sch. 10
- Sch. 1 Pt. 4B table substituted by S.I. 2024/242 art. 26(6) Sch. 10
- Sch. 2 para. 17(6)(b)(iia) and word inserted by S.I. 2021/786 Sch. 3 para. 9(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 17(6)(b)(iiia) inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(8)(a)
- Sch. 2 para. 14(c)(iv) words omitted by S.I. 2008/698 reg. 4(15)
- Sch. 2 para. 1A(1)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2017/725 Sch. 5 para. 3(f)(iii)(aa)
- Sch. 2 para. 1A(1)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2017/725 Sch. 5 para. 3(f)(iii)(bb)
- Sch. 3 para. 1(2) words substituted by S.I. 2004/2825 reg. 2(5)
- Sch. 4 para. 10(1)(a) word substituted by S.I. 2001/1785 reg. 3(c)(i)
- Sch. 4 para. 10(1)(b) word substituted by S.I. 2001/1785 reg. 3(c)(ii)
- Sch. 7 para. 82 inserted by S.I. 2021/886 art. 12(2)
- Sch. 7 para. 83 inserted by S.I. 2023/1218 art. 8(12)
- Sch. 7 para. 41(1A)(d) inserted by S.I. 2023/640 reg. 3(7)(a)
- Sch. 8 para. 65(1) Sch. 8 para. 65 renumbered as Sch. 8 para. 65(1) by S.I. 2023/134 Sch. para. 3(b)(i)
- Sch. 8 para. 12A inserted by S.I. 2023/134 Sch. para. 3(a)
- Sch. 8 para. 65(2) inserted by S.I. 2023/134 Sch. para. 3(b)(ii)
- Sch. 8 para. 27(5A) inserted by S.I. 2023/894 reg. 2(1)(b)(2)
- Sch. 8 para. 27(1A) words inserted by S.I. 2023/640 reg. 3(8)(a)
- Sch. 8 para. 12(1)(a) words substituted by S.I. 2021/886 art. 12(3)
- reg. 15(1)(b) amendment to earlier affecting provision S.I. 2020/409, reg. 6(2) by S.I. 2021/476 reg. 4(6)
- reg. 51(3)(c)(iva) inserted by S.I. 2021/786 Sch. 3 para. 3(c)
- reg. 51(3)(c)(va) inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(3)(c)
- reg. 85A(4)(h)(iv) and word inserted by S.I. 2021/1034 reg. 2(3)(b)(4)
- reg. 85A(4)(zza)(zzb) inserted by S.I. 2021/1034 reg. 2(2)(4)
- reg. 85A(4)(zzb) word substituted by S.I. 2022/344 reg. 2(2)reg. 2(5)(b)
- reg. 85A(4)(zzc) inserted by S.I. 2022/344 reg. 2(3)reg. 2(5)(b)
- reg. 85A(4)(zzc)(i) word omitted by S.I. 2022/990 reg. 2(1)(a)reg. 2(2)(b)
- reg. 85A(4)(zzc)(iii) inserted by S.I. 2022/990 reg. 2(1)(c)reg. 2(2)(b)
- reg. 85A(4)(zzc)(ii) word inserted by S.I. 2022/990 reg. 2(1)(b)reg. 2(2)(b)
- reg 85A(4)(zzd) inserted by S.I. 2023/532 reg. 2(1)reg. 2(2)(b)
- reg. 85A(4)(zze) inserted by S.I. 2023/1144 reg. 2(1)reg. 2(2)(b)
- reg. 105(10A)(ac)(ad) inserted by S.I. 2021/1405 reg. 3(3)
- reg. 105(10A)(ae) inserted by S.I. 2023/640 reg. 3(3)
- reg. 110(10)(ac)(ad) inserted by S.I. 2021/1405 reg. 3(4)(b)
- reg. 110(10)(ad) word omitted by S.I. 2023/640 reg. 3(4)(a)
- reg. 110(10)(ae) inserted by S.I. 2023/640 reg. 3(4)(b)
- reg. 113(3B)(d)(e) inserted by S.I. 2023/640 reg. 3(5)
- reg. 140(1)(h)(iiia) inserted by S.I. 2021/786 Sch. 3 para. 4(c)
- reg. 140(1)(h)(iva) inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(4)(c)
- reg. 146A(1)(e)(iiia) inserted by S.I. 2021/786 Sch. 3 para. 5(c)
- reg. 146A(1)(e)(iva) inserted by S.I. 2022/177 art. 5(5)(c)
Special cases
85.—(1) [F1In] the case of a person to whom any paragraph in column (1) of Schedule 5 applies (applicable amounts in special cases) the amount included in the claimant’s weekly applicable amount in respect of him shall be the amount prescribed in the corresponding paragraph in column (2) of that Schedule [F2but excluding an amount for a child or young person whose [F3capital, if calculated] in accordance with Part VIII in like manner as for the claimant, would exceed £3,000, but including an amount for a child or young person whose capital falls to be treated as income in accordance with regulation 106 (1) (modification in respect of children and young persons)].
F4(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F5(2A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F6(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) [F7In this regulation] and Schedule 5–
[F8“partner of a person subject to immigration control" means a person–
(i)
who is not subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9) of the Immigration and Asylum Act; or
(ii)
to whom section 115 of that Act does not apply by virtue of regulation 2 of the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations 2000; and
[F11“person from abroad” has the meaning given in regulation 85A;]
“patient" means a person (other than a prisoner) who is regarded as receiving free in-patient treatment within the meaning of [F12regulation 2(4) and (5) of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005];
“prisoner" means a person who—
(a)is detained in custody pending trial or sentence upon conviction or under a sentence imposed by a court; or
(b)is on temporary release in accordance with the provisions of the Prison Act 1952 or the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989,
other than a person [F13who is detained in hospital under the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983, or, in Scotland, under the provisions of the [F14[F15Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984] [F15Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003]] [F14Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003] or the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995,]
F16...
F17(4A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F17(4B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F18(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F18(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 85(1) substituted (1.10.2007) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2618), regs. 1(1), 8(6)
F2Words in reg. 85(1) omitted (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with reg. 1(6)(7)(8) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Social Security (Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/455), Sch. 2 para. 4(a)
F3Words in reg. 85(1) substituted (7.4.1997) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/454), regs. 1(c), 2(10)
F4Reg. 85(2) omitted (6.4.2009) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/583), regs. 1(2), 4(5)
F5Reg. 85(2A) omitted (6.10.2003) by virtue of The Social Security (Removal of Residential Allowance and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1121), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 4
F6Reg. 85(3) omitted (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with reg. 1(d) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3360), reg. 6(2)(a)
F7Words in reg. 85(4) substituted (30.4.2006) by The Social Security (Persons from Abroad) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1026), regs. 1, 7(2)(a)(i) (with reg. 11(2))
F8Words in reg. 85(4) inserted (3.4.2000) by The Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/636), regs. 1(2), 4(3)(c)
F9Words in reg. 85(4) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2877), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 26(5)(a) (with art. 3)
F10Words in reg. 85(4) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2877), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 26(5)(b) (with art. 3)
F11Words in reg. 85(4) substituted (30.4.2006) by The Social Security (Persons from Abroad) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1026), regs. 1, 7(2)(a)(ii) (with reg. 11(2))
F12Words in reg. 85(4) substituted (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with reg. 1(d) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3360), reg. 6(2)(b)
F13Words in reg. 85(4) substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(5)(6) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/563), regs. 1, 8(1)(2)(d)
F14Words in reg. 85(4) substituted (S.) (5.10.2005) by The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Modification of Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/445), arts. 1, 2, sch. para. 23(2)(a)
F15Words in reg. 85(4) substituted (E.W.N.I.) (5.10.2005) by The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2078), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 17(3)(a)
F16Words in reg. 85(4) omitted (24.10.2005) by virtue of The Social Security (Care Homes and Independent Hospitals) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2687), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 4(b)
F17Reg. 85(4A)(4B) omitted (30.4.2006) by virtue of The Social Security (Persons from Abroad) Amendment Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1026), regs. 1, 7(2)(b) (with reg. 11(2))
F18Reg. 85(5)(6) omitted (24.10.2005) by virtue of The Social Security (Care Homes and Independent Hospitals) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2687), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 4(c)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Reg. 85(1): sum confirmed (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(j) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/234), arts. 1(3)(j), 27(2)(a)
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