SCHEDULES
I1SCHEDULE 1 Supplementary Provisions
Exemptions
8
F6Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a person may be entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance without—
a
being available for employment;
b
having entered into a jobseeker’s agreement; or
c
actively seeking employment.
F18A
F71
Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a joint-claim couple may be entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance without each member of the couple satisfying all the conditions referred to in section 1(2B)(b).
2
Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which, and a period for which, a transitional case couple may be entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance without having jointly made a claim for it.
3
In sub-paragraph (2)—
a
“a transitional case couple” means a joint-claim couple a member of which is entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance on the coming into force of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999; and
b
“period” shall be construed in accordance with section 3(3).
F38B
F41
This paragraph applies if domestic violence has been inflicted on or threatened against a person (“V”) in prescribed circumstances.
2
The Secretary of State must exercise the powers to make regulations under sections 6(4) and 7(4) so as to secure that, for an exempt period, V is treated as—
a
being available for employment; and
b
actively seeking employment.
3
If V has not entered into a jobseeker's agreement before the exempt period begins, the Secretary of State must also exercise the power to make regulations under section 9(10) so as to secure that V is treated as having entered into a jobseeker's agreement which is in force for the exempt period.
4
In this paragraph—
“domestic violence” has such meaning as may be prescribed;“exempt period” means a period of 13 weeks beginning no later than a prescribed period after the date (or last date) on which the domestic violence was inflicted or threatened.
5
Regulations may make provision for the purposes of this paragraph prescribing circumstances in which domestic violence is, or is not, to be regarded as being inflicted on or threatened against a person.
9
F8Regulations may provide—
a
for an income-based jobseeker’s allowance to which a person is entitled by virtue of regulations under paragraph 8 F2or 8A to be payable at a prescribed rate;
b
for it to be payable for a prescribed period.
F5c
as to whether the whole or part of any amount of a jobseeker's allowance which is payable as specified in paragraph (a) is recoverable.
Sch. 1 wholly in force at 7.10.1996; Sch. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 41(2); Sch. 1 in force (12.12.1995) for the purpose of authorising the making of regulations by S.I. 1995/3228, art. 2(b), Sch.; Sch. 1 in force (7.10.1996) in so far as not already in force by S.I. 1996/2208, art. 2(b)