Regulation 2
1. At the end of question 4.1, add—
“or are both of you receiving (and entitled to receive) a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance?”.
2. In question 4.29 insert the following entries in the appropriate place—
(a)“Bereavement Allowance: £ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...Note 44C”;
(b)“Joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance: £ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Note 8”;
(c)“Widowed mother’s allowance: £ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Note 44D”;
(d)“Widowed parent’s allowance: £ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Note 44D”.
3. After question 4.34B, insert—
“4.34C Please give details of any payment made to you or your partner to compensate for events which occurred during the Second World War. Note 50F”.
4. In paragraphs (a) and (b) of the Authorisation at the end of Part 4 of the form, after “an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” insert “or a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance”.
5. In note 8—
(a)after “replaced Income Support” add “Where both partners qualify for the jobseeker’s allowance from 19th March 2001 they should make a “joint claim” for jobseeker’s allowance.”;
(b)after “Part 4”, in the second place where it occurs, insert “where a couple are receiving a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance, both members of the couple may complete the authorisation at the end of Part 4.”.
6. In the list in the first paragraph of note 43 for “or in the Environment task Force Option of the New Deal where you are self-employed under the Employment Option of the New Deal made under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973;” substitute “, Environment Task Force Option of the New Deal where you are self-employed under the Employment Option of the New Deal, the Intensive Activity Period programme or the Intensive Activity period for 50 plus made under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 or as assistance to support your self-employment”.
7. After note 44B insert—
“44C. Please give the details of any bereavement allowance which you have received in the last 12 months. A bereavement allowance is paid to a person aged over 55 years and under 60 who has been widowed on or after 9th April 2001. The allowance is paid under section 39B of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.
44D. A widowed mother’s allowance is paid under section 37 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and a widowed parent’s allowance is paid under section 39A of that Act.”.
8. After note 50E, insert—
“50F. The payments which are disregarded in the calculation of capital are those payable to you or your partner to compensate you, your partner, your deceased spouse or your partner’s deceased spouse for having been, during the second World War, a slave labourer or forced labourer or the parent of a child who has died or for having suffered personal injury or loss of property during that War.”.
9. At the end of note 53, add:
“You should answer “No” to this question where you are on maternity leave, entitled to statutory maternity pay under section 164 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or maternity allowance under section 35 of that Act, and the childcare payments are only paid for the child to whom the maternity leave relates.”.
10. In note 55A for “Part 3” substitute “Part 4.Where a couple are receiving joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance, both members of the couple may complete the authorisation at the end of Part 4.”.