SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7Joint claims for jobseeker’s allowance
Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18)
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1
Section 4 (amount of jobseeker’s allowance) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (3) (amount payable in respect of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance), after “allowance” insert “(other than a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance)”.
3
After subsection (3) insert—
3A
In the case of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance, the amount payable in respect of a joint-claim couple shall be—
a
if the couple have no income, the applicable amount;
b
if the couple have an income, the amount by which the applicable amount exceeds the couple’s income.
4
After subsection (11) insert—
11A
In subsections (6) to (11) “claimant” does not include—
a
a joint-claim couple, or
b
a member of such a couple (other than a person to whom regulations under section 1(2C) apply);
but section 4A, which contains corresponding provisions relating to joint-claim couples, applies instead.