The Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

   2. 2. Definitions

3. PART II JOBSEEKING

   1. 3. Part-time students

   2. 4. Volunteers

   3. 5. Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available

   4. 6. Laid off and short-time workers

   5. 7. Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as actively seeking employment

   6. 8. Provision of information and evidence

   7. 9. Time at which entitlement is to cease

   8. 10. Jobseeker’s agreement to remain in effect

   9. 11. Interpretation of Part IV

   10. 12. Attendance, information and evidence for young persons

   11. 13. Sanctions for young persons

4. PART III MISCELLANEOUS

   1. 14. Jobseeking period

   2. 15. Linking periods

   3. 16. Persons approaching retirement

   4. 17. Short periods of sickness

   5. 18. Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household

   6. 19. Payments by way of pensions

   7. 20. Permitted periods

   8. 21. Minimum amount of a jobseeker’s allowance

   9. 22. Earnings of employed earners

   10. 23. Calculation of income other than earnings

   11. 24. Calculation of grant income

   12. 25. Meaning of “person in hardship”

   13. 26. Circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a person in hardship

   14. 27. Further circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a person in hardship

   15. 28. Applicable amount in hardship cases

   16. 29. Housing costs

   17. 30. Applicable amounts in special cases

   18. 31. Sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings

   19. 32. Occupational pensions

5. PART IV INCOME SUPPORT

   1. 33. Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

6. Signature

7. Explanatory Note