The Social Security (Preparation for Employment Programme 50 to 59 Pilot) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations——

“office” means an office of the Department or of the Department for Employment and Learning,

“benefit” means a jobseeker’s allowance or any earnings credited to a person in accordance with regulation 8A of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1975(1),

“the Jobseeker’s Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(2).

(2) In respect of any period throughout which a member of a joint-claim couple is receiving a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance, the other member of that couple shall, for the purposes of regulation 3(3)(c), also be treated as receiving benefit throughout that period.

(1)

S.R. 1975 No. 113; regulation 8A was inserted by regulation 2(6) of S.R. 1996 No. 430 and amended by regulation 3 of S.R. 2000 No. 404, regulation 3 of S.R. 2001 No. 120 and regulation 2 of S.R. 2002 No. 80

(2)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2000 Nos. 255 and 350 and S.R. 2001 No. 151