The Social Security and Child Support (Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Amendment of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations

21.—(1) The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (8).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “the 1972 Order” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Jobseekers Order” means the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2);”.

(3) In regulation 28(1)(3) (amount payable where absent parent is in receipt of income support or other prescribed benefit) after the words “income support” in the first place where they occur there shall be inserted “, income-based jobseeker’s allowance”.

(4) In Schedule 1 (calculation of N and M)—

(a) in paragraph 7 after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(1A) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), an addition to a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance under regulation 9(4) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(4) (transitionally protected period) shall be treated as a dependency increase included with a benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act.”;

(b) in paragraph 22—

(i) the existing provision shall be numbered as sub-paragraph (1), and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(1A) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), an addition to a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance under regulation 9(4) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (transitionally protected period) shall be treated as a dependency increase included with a benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act.”, and

(c) in paragraph 28(b) for “unemployment benefit” there shall be substituted “a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance”.

(5) In Schedule 2 (amounts to be disregarded when calculating or estimating N and M), in paragraph 15 after “income support,” there shall be inserted “income-based jobseeker’s allowance,”.

(6) In the provisions listed in paragraph (7) after the words “the Contributions and Benefits Act” in each place where they occur there shall be inserted “or the Jobseekers Order”.

(7) The provisions referred to in paragraph (6) are—

(a) regulation 7(1)(b) (net income: calculation or estimation of N);

(b) paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 1 (calculation of N and M), and

(c) paragraph 38 of Schedule 2 (amounts to be disregarded when calculating or estimating N and M).

(8) In Schedule 2, in paragraph 48, in the definition of “concessionary payment” after “Contributions and Benefits Act” there shall be inserted “or the Jobseekers Order”.

(1)

S.R. 1992 No. 341; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1993 No. 164

(2)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)

(3)

Regulation 28(1) was amended by regulation 5(10)(a) and (b) of S.R. 1993 No. 164

(4)

S.R. 1996 No. 200