The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

32.  In Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) (housing costs) –

(a) in paragraph 6(3)(2), after “income support” there shall be inserted “or state pension credit”;

(b) in paragraph 13(3), after sub-paragraph (15), there shall be added the following sub-paragraph –

“(16) For the purpose of determining whether the linking rules set out in this paragraph apply in a case where a claimant’s former partner was entitled to state pension credit, any reference to income-based jobseeker’s allowance in this Schedule shall be taken to include also a reference to state pension credit.”;

(c) in paragraph 17(1)(4), for heads (a) and (b), there shall be substituted the following heads –

“(a) in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or over who is engaged in any remunerative work but is not in receipt of state pension credit, £47.75;

(b) in respect of a non-dependant who is engaged in remunerative work and in receipt of state pension credit, £7.40;

(c) in respect of a non-dependant aged 18 or over to whom neither head (a) nor head (b) applies, £7.40.”.

(1)

S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1997 No. 3, S.R. 1997 No. 435 and S.R. 2001 No. 78

(2)

Paragraph 6(3) was added by regulation 5(4) of S.R. 1997 No. 435

(3)

In paragraph 13, sub-paragraphs 13, 14 and 15 were added by regulation 12(b)(iii) of S.R. 2001 No. 78

(4)

Paragraph 17(1) was substituted by regulation 3(a) of S.R. 1997 No. 3