The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

2.  In the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) –

(a) in regulation 3A(1)(2) (prescribed description of a joint-claim couple for the purposes of Article 3(4)) for “19th March 1976” there shall be substituted “28th October 1957”;

(b) in regulation 3E(2)(3) (entitlement of a member of a joint-claim couple to a jobseeker’s allowance without a claim being made jointly by the couple) –

(i) after “joint-claim” there shall be inserted “couple”;

(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (j), “or” shall be omitted;

(iii) after sub-paragraph (k) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph –

• “or

  (l)

  where the other member was entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance on 27th October 2002, save that this sub-paragraph shall apply only until the day on which he is required to attend at a place specified by an employment officer in a notification given or sent to him.”.

(1)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2000 No. 350 and S.R. 2001 No. 120

(2)

Regulation 3A was inserted by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2000 No. 350 and amended by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2001 No. 120

(3)

Regulation 3E was inserted by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2000 No. 350 and amended by regulation 2(2) of S.R. 2001 No. 120