The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Attendance, evidence and information

16.  After regulation 17 of the Transitional Provisions Regulations (claims for a jobseeker’s allowance) there shall be inserted the following regulations—

“Attendance

18.   For the purposes of these Regulations, a direction to attend a social security office or to attend an office for the purposes of furnishing information or evidence under regulation 8(1) or (2) of the Claims and Payments Regulations(1) (attendance in person) in respect of a claim for income support or unemployment benefit and a written notice to attend an interview as referred to in regulation 7(1)(i) of the Unemployment Benefit Regulations(2) (days not to be treated as days of unemployment) shall continue to apply and both the direction and the written notice shall be treated as a notice under regulation 23 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (attendance).

Evidence and information

19.— (1) In the period commencing on, and including, 7th October 1996 and ending on 20th October 1996, the requirement to provide information or evidence on or by a particular date under regulation 7(1) or 32(1)(3) of the Claims and Payments Regulations (evidence and information) shall continue to apply and shall be treated as a requirement to provide a signed declaration under regulation 24(6) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (provision of information and evidence) on the day specified by the Department in accordance with regulation 24(10) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(2) Where a claimant has complied with regulation 7(1) or 32(1) of the Claims and Payments Regulations during the period commencing on, and including, 30th September 1996 and ending on 13th October 1996 for the purpose of claiming income support or unemployment benefit, information provided under those provisions shall be treated as satisfying the requirements of regulation 24(6) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(3) During the period commencing on, and including, 30th September 1996 and ending on 27th October 1996 for the purposes of regulation 26 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (time at which entitlement is to cease), the reference to a claimant providing information or evidence which shows that he continues to be entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance shall include a reference to the requirement to comply with regulation 7(1) or 32(1) of the Claims and Payments Regulations for the purpose of claiming income support or unemployment benefit, and the reference to the day after he last attended in compliance with a notice under regulation 23 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (attendance) shall include a reference to the first day of his award of a jobseeker’s allowance.”.

(1)

Regulation 8 was amended by regulation 7(4) of S.R. 1992 No. 83

(2)

Regulation 7(1)(i) was substituted by regulation 2 of S.R. 1986 No. 266 and amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 1990 No. 276

(3)

Regulation 32(1) was amended by regulation 6(3) of S.R. 1992 No. 453