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The Social Security (Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
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These Regulations amend the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (“the Income Support Regulations”) and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations”).
Regulation 2 amends the Income Support Regulations to change the circumstances in which a person can be entitled to income support where they are required to attend a court or tribunal as a justice of the peace, a party to any proceedings, a witness or a juror.
Regulation 3 amends the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations to change some of the jobseeker’s allowance entitlement conditions (namely that the person is available for employment, is actively seeking work and attends at such place and time as is specified) which a person can be treated as having met in two different sets of circumstances. Firstly, where the person is required to attend a court or tribunal as a justice of the peace, a party to any proceedings, a witness or a juror (similar provision is also made in the case of a member of a joint-claim couple). Secondly, where the person is detained in custody in specified circumstances.
Regulation 3(2) amends the circumstances in which a carer does not have to meet the requirement to be available for work immediately.
Regulation 3(3)(a)(i) updates a cross-reference for persons regarded as available for work.
These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland only provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8), are not subject to requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.
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