The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

7.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (8).

(2) In regulation 55(4)(1) (short periods of sickness) omit “12 weeks of an entitlement of his to employment and support allowance or”.

(3) In regulation 96 (date on which income is treated as paid)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(2) for “paragraphs (2) to (4) apply” substitute “paragraph (2) applies”; and

(b) omit paragraphs (3)(3) and (4)(4).

(4) In regulation 97(1)(5) (calculation of weekly amount of income) omit “and regulation 96(3) (date on which income is treated as paid)”.

(5) In regulation 103(1)(6) (calculation of income other than earnings) omit “and regulation 96(3) and (4) (date on which income is treated as paid)”.

(6) In regulation 117 (interpretation) in head (ii) of paragraph (e) of the definition of “payment”(7) after “rent” insert “or rates”.

(7) In Schedule 1 (applicable amounts)—

(a) in paragraph 15A(8) (enhanced disability premium) after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) Where the condition in sub-paragraph (1) ceases to be satisfied because of the death of a child or young person, the condition is that the claimant is entitled to child benefit in respect of that person under section 141A of the Benefits Act (entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person).”; and

(b) in paragraph 16(9) (disabled child premium)—

(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(a) omit “or”,

(ii) after sub-paragraph (1)(b) insert—

“; or

(c) a child or young person in respect of whom section 141A of the Benefits Act (entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person) applies for the purposes of entitlement to child benefit but only for the period prescribed under that section, and in respect of whom a disabled child premium was included in the claimant’s applicable amount immediately before the death of that child or young person, or ceased to be included in the claimant’s applicable amount because of that child or young person’s death.”, and

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2), after “condition” insert “in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b)”.

(8) In Schedule 2 (housing costs)—

(a) in paragraph 13(1)(10) (linking rule) for “sub-paragraphs (2) and (2A)” substitute “sub-paragraph (2A)”;

(b) omit paragraph 13(2)(11); and

(c) in paragraph 13(5)(b) after “income” insert “equal to or”.

(1)

Regulation 55(4) was amended by regulation 19(9)(b) of S.R. 2008 No. 286 and regulation 4(2) of S.R. 2010 No. 347

(2)

Paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 4(3)(a) of S.R. 2008 No. 428

(3)

Paragraph (3) was substituted by regulation 4(2) of S.R. 2003 No. 338 and amended by regulation 4(3)(b) of S.R. 2008 No. 428

(4)

Paragraph (4) was inserted by regulation 4(3)(c) of S.R. 2008 No. 428

(5)

Paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 5(9) of S.R. 1997 No. 130 and regulation 4(4)(a) of S.R. 2008 No. 428

(6)

Paragraph (1) was amended by regulation 9(2)(a) of S.R. 1998 No. 81, paragraph 8(a) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No. 195 and regulation 4(7) of S.R. 2009 No. 338

(7)

The definition of “payment” was amended by paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No. 195 (except in a case where regulation 1(7) of those Regulations applies), paragraph 23(6)(b) of Schedule 3 to S.R. 2005 No. 536, regulation 3(6)(d) of S.R. 2008 No. 406 and regulation 4(9)(b)(i) of S.R. 2009 No. 338

(8)

Paragraph 15A was inserted by regulation 4(c)(ii) of S.R. 2000 No. 367 and paragraph (1) was amended by paragraph 20(c)(i) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2003 No.195 and regulation 5(5)(d) of S.R. 2010 No. 103

(9)

Paragraph 16 remains in operation by virtue of regulation 1(7) of S.R. 2003 No. 195 and was substituted by regulation 3(8)(f) of S.R. 2007 No. 154

(10)

Paragraph 13(1) was amended by paragraph 54(8)(a) and (b) of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2000 No. 350

(11)

Paragraph 13(2) was amended by Article 9(8)(e) of S.R. 1999 No. 428 (C. 32), regulation 4(3) of S.R. 2001 No. 29 and modified in relation to certain cases by regulation 10(i)(i) of S.R. 2008 No. 503 and regulation 4(13) of S.R. 2009 No. 338