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The Social Security (Welfare to Work) Regulations 1998

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Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

14.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation) the following definition shall be inserted in the appropriate place–

  • ““welfare to work beneficiary” means a person–

    (a)

    to whom regulation 13A(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 applies; and

    (b)

    who again becomes incapable of work for the purposes of Part XIIA of the Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;”.

(3) In paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) the following sub-paragraph shall be added–

“(3) In this paragraph where a claimant’s partner is a welfare to work beneficiary, sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(ii) and (2)(b) shall apply to him as if for the words “8 weeks” there were substituted the words “52 weeks”.”.

(4) In paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 (housing costs) the following sub-paragraph shall be added–

“(12) Where the claimant’s partner to whom this paragraph applies is a welfare to work beneficiary, sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(ii), (1)(d) and (1)(f)(iii) shall apply to him as if for the words “twelve weeks” there were substituted the words “52 weeks”.”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/207.

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