Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 827

The Social Security and Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997

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Amendment of regulation 68 of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations
     3 .  - (1) Regulation 68 of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations (reduced amount of allowance) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

    (2) In paragraph (1), after the words "reduced by", there shall be inserted the words ", if he is a single person or a lone parent," and for the words "in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1" there shall be substituted the words - 

" in accordance with paragraph 1(1) or 1(2) of Schedule 1 (as the case may be) or, if he is a member of a couple, a sum equal to 40% of the amount which would have been applicable in his case if he had been a single person determined in accordance with paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1".

    (3) In paragraph (2), after the words "reduced by" there shall be inserted the words ", if he is a single person or a lone parent," and for the words "in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 1" there shall be substituted the words - 

" in accordance with paragraph 1(1) or 1(2) of Schedule 1 (as the case may be) or, if he is a member of a couple, a sum equal to 20% of the amount which would have been applicable in his case if he had been a single person determined in accordance with paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1".

Amendment of Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations
     4 .  - (1) Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations (housing costs) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

    (2) For sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 13 (linking rules) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph - 

    " (3) For the purposes of this Schedule, where a claimant has ceased to be entitled to a jobseeker's allowance because he or his partner is participating in arrangements for training made under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973[11] or attending a course at an employment rehabilitation centre established under that section, he shall be treated as if he had been in receipt of a jobseeker's allowance for the period during which he or his partner was participating in such a course.".

    (3) In paragraph 17(7)(d) (non-dependant deductions), for the words "a jobseeker's allowance" there shall be substituted the words "an income-based jobseeker's allowance".

Amendment of Schedule 1B to the Income Support Regulations
     5 . In paragraph 16(1) of Schedule 1B to the Income Support Regulations[12] (certain persons aged 50 or over who are within the prescribed categories of persons) after the words "that date" on the first occasion where those words occur, there shall be inserted the words "was in receipt of income support and".

Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations
     6 . In paragraph 18(7)(d) of Schedule 3 to the Income Support Regulations[13] (non-dependant deductions in relation to housing costs), after the words "income support" there shall be inserted the words "or an income-based jobseeker's allowance".

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987
     7 .  - (1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987[14] shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

    (2) In Schedule 9[15] (deductions from benefit and direct payments to third parties) - 

(a) in paragraph 8(1), the words "and paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 9A" shall be omitted;

(b) paragraph 8(3) shall be omitted;

(c) in paragraph 9(1A)(b), the words "Schedule 9A" shall be omitted; and

(d) in paragraph 9(1B), head (za) shall be omitted.

    (3) In Schedule 9A[16] (deductions of Mortgage Interest and Payments to auditing lenders) - 

(a) in paragraph 1, the words "5 per cent. of the personal allowance" to "paragraph 1(1)(e) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations" shall be omitted;

(b) in paragraph 3, sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) (arrears of mortgage interest) shall be omitted; and

(c) in paragraph 4, the word "plus" at the end of sub-paragraph (2)(b) and sub-paragraph (2)(c) shall be omitted.

Consequential amendments to the amendments made in regulation 7(3)(b)
     8 .  - (1) In regulation 4(2)(b) of the Fines (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1992[17] (sufficient entitlement for deduction), the words "paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 9A to the Claims and Payments Regulations" shall be omitted.

    (2) In regulation 5(2)(b) of the Council Tax (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1993[18] (sufficient entitlement for deduction), the words "and paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 9A" shall be omitted.

Amendment of the Child Support Appeal Tribunals (Procedure) Regulations 1992
     9 . In paragraph (2A) of regulation 3 of the Child Support Appeal Tribunals (Procedure) Regulations 1992[19] (making an appeal or application and time limits) for "FY8 3ZZ" there shall be substituted "FY1 1GJ".



Signed in connection with regulations 2 and 3 of these Regulations by authority of the Secretary of State for Education and Employment.

Eric Forth
Minister of State,

Department for Education and Employment
13th March 1997


Signed in connection with the remainder of these Regulations by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.

A. J. B. Mitchell
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

Department of Social Security
13th March 1997

 -  clarify the rules relating to the reduction of amounts of jobseeker's allowance in the case of young persons who commit certain acts, or who fail to do certain acts, by virtue of which, their jobseeker's allowance falls to be reduced (regulations 2 and 3);

 -  clarify the linking rules in jobseeker's allowance where a person is participating in training or in similar arrangements (regulation 4(2));

 -  clarify the position in relation to persons aged 50 or over who are in a prescribed category of person for the purpose of entitlement to income support (regulation 5);

 -  provide that non-dependant deductions may not be made in respect of housing costs in both income support and jobseeker's allowance where a non-dependant is on an income-based jobseeker's allowance (regulations 4(3) and 6);

 -  provide that certain direct payments for mortgage interest arrears can no longer be made (regulation 7(3)(b)) (regulations 7(2), (3)(a) and (c) and 8 make amendments which are consequential on that amendment).

These Regulations also amend the Child Support Appeal Tribunals (Procedure) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2641) to facilitate arrangements made with the Royal Mail for lodging notices of appeal (regulation 9).

These Regulations do not impose a charge on businesses.

[2] 1992 c.4; section 124(1)(e) was inserted by the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18), Schedule 2, paragraph 30(5). Section 137(1) is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word prescribed. back

[3] 1991 c.53. back

[4] 1992 c.5; section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word prescribe. Section 15A was inserted by the Social Security (Mortgage Interest Payments) Act 1992 (c.33). back

[5] 1992 c.14. back

[6] 1991 c.48; section 54 is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word prescribed. back

[7] See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5), sections 170 and 173(1)(b) and the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18), Schedule 2, paragraph 67(a). back

[8] See section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c.53). back

[9] S.I. 1996/207; to which there are amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations. back

[10] S.I. 1987/1967. back

[11] 1973 c.50; section 2 was substituted by the Employment Act 1988 (c.19), section 25(1) and repealed in part by the Employment Act 1989 (c.38), section 29(4), Schedule 7, Part I. back

[12] Schedule 1B was inserted by S.I. 1996/206. back

[13] Schedule 3 was substituted by S.I. 1995/1613. back

[14] S.I. 1987/1968. back

[15] The relevant amending interests to Schedule 9 are S.I. 1991/2284, 1992/1026, 1993/495 and 1996/481. back

[16] Schedule 9A was inserted by S.I. 1992/1026; the relevant amendments are S.I. 1995/1613 and 1996/1460. back

[17] S.I. 1992/2182; regulation 4 was substituted by S.I. 1993/495. back

[18] S.I. 1993/494. back

[19] S.I. 1992/2641; regulation 3 (2A) was inserted by S.I. 1996/3196. back