The Social Security (Welfare to Work) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

11.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) after the definition of “week” there shall be inserted the following definition—

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

  (a)

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

  (b)

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

(3) In Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) in paragraph 12(2) after sub-paragraph (2) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(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 “8 weeks” there were substituted “52 weeks”.”.

(4) In Schedule 2 (housing costs) in paragraph 13(3) after sub-paragraph (11) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(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 “12 weeks” there were substituted “52 weeks”.”.

(1)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1996 Nos. 358 and 503 and S.R. 1997 Nos. 165 and 541

(2)

Paragraph 12 was amended by regulation 2(17)(b) of S.R. 1996 No. 503

(3)

Paragraph 13 was amended by regulation 29(5) of S.R. 1996 No. 358, regulation 2(18)(a) of S.R. 1996 No. 503, regulation 7(2) of S.R. 1997 No. 165 and regulation 13(3) of S.R. 1997 No. 541