SCHEDULE 2Amendments to the principal Regulations

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In regulation 74A56 (persons in receipt of a training allowance)—

a

in paragraph (1) after “a claimant” there shall be inserted “other than a member of a joint-claim couple”;

b

after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—

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A joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance shall be payable in respect of a joint-claim couple even though Article 22A of the Order (denial or reduction of joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance) prevents payment of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance to the couple where a member of that couple to whom that Article applies is in receipt of a training allowance and is not receiving training falling within regulation 168(2) (persons in receipt of a training allowance) but the jobseeker’s allowance shall be payable only if and for so long as that member satisfies the conditions of entitlement to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance other than those which he is not required to meet by virtue of regulation 168.

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A joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance which is payable to a couple in accordance with this regulation shall be payable to the couple at the full rate applicable to it.