The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Payments made on account of suspended benefit

146.—(1) This regulation applies to a person to whom—

(a) payments of a jobseeker’s allowance have been suspended in accordance with regulations made under section 5(1)(o) of the Administration Act (suspension of benefit);

(b) an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is paid under regulation 141 (circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a person in hardship) or 142 (further circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a person in hardship).

(2) In the case of a person to whom—

(a) this regulation applies, and

(b) payments in respect of the benefit suspended fall to be made,

any benefit paid or payable by virtue of regulation 141(5) or 142(3) shall be treated as having been paid on account of the suspended benefit and only the balance of the suspended benefit (if any) shall be payable.