http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/18/section/3BJobseekers Act 1995An Act to provide for a jobseeker’s allowance and to make other provision to promote the employment of the unemployed and the assistance of persons without a settled way of life.1995-06-28texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-05-05Expert Participation2026-04-01
Jobseekers Act 1995s. 20D(6)(b) and wordLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012Sch. 24 para. 13s. 135(4)s. 151(1)art. 4(f)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 1(2)(za)Welfare Reform Act 2012s. 61(2)s. 150(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 1(3A)Welfare Reform Act 2012s. 61(3)s. 150(3)Jobseekers Act 1995Sch. 1 para. 8ZAWelfare Reform Act 2012s. 61(4)s. 150(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 9(4A)Welfare Reform Act 2012Sch. 7 para. 15(2)(b)s. 150(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 2(3C)(e) and wordWelfare Reform Act 2012Sch. 14 Pt. 1s. 150(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 20C 20DWelfare Reform Act 2009s. 25(2)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995Sch. 1 para. 14BWelfare Reform Act 2009s. 30(1)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 9(4A)Welfare Reform Act 2009s. 31(1)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 3(1A)Welfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 1 para. 10(3)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 15(1) (1A)Welfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 1 para. 16(2)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 1(1A)Welfare Reform Act 2009s. 4(2)(a)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 3(1A)Welfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 1 para. 10(3)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 3(1A)(a)Welfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 7 Pt. 1s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 9(4A)Welfare Reform Act 2009s. 31(1)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 14(2A)Welfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 1 para. 15(4)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 15(1) (1A)Welfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 1 para. 16(2)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 15A(1A)Welfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 1 para. 17(2)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 15BWelfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 1 para. 18s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 18A 18BWelfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 1 para. 4s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 18C 18DWelfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 1 para. 5s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 20C 20DWelfare Reform Act 2009s. 25(2)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995s. 20C(7)Welfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 1 para. 19(b)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995Sch. 1 para. 14(2)Welfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 1 para. 23(5)(b)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995Sch. 1 para. 14AWelfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 1 para. 23(6)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995Sch. 1 para. 14BWelfare Reform Act 2009s. 30(1)s. 61(3)Jobseekers Act 1995ActThe Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations 2010reg. 16 Sch. 2reg. 1(2)
Part I The Jobseeker’s Allowance Entitlement Joint-claim couples: the nominated member.3B1Where a joint-claim couple make a claim for a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance, they may nominate one of them as the member of the couple to whom the allowance is to be payable.2In default of one of them being so nominated, the allowance shall be payable to whichever of them is nominated by the Secretary of State.3Subsections (1) and (2) have effect subject to section 4A(4) and (7).4In this Act references to the nominated member of a joint-claim couple are, except where section 20A(7) applies, to the member of the couple nominated under subsection (1) or (2) above; and where section 20A(7) applies, references to the nominated member of such a couple are to the member of the couple to whom section 20A(7) provides for the allowance to be payable.5Nothing in this section or section 20A(7) affects the operation of any statutory provision by virtue of which any amount of the allowance is required or authorised to be paid to someone other than the nominated member of the couple.Ss. 3A, 3B inserted (19.3.2001) by 1999 c. 30, s. 59, Sch. 7 para. 4(2); S.I. 2000/2958, art. 2(2)Ss. 3-3B repealed (29.4.2013 for specified purposes, 1.7.2013 and 29.7.2013 for specified purposes, 28.10.2013 for specified purposes, 25.11.2013 for specified purposes, 24.2.2014 and 7.4.2014 for specified purposes, 23.6.2014 and further specified dates for specified purposes, 15.9.2014 and further specified dates for specified purposes, 26.11.2014 for specified purposes, 28.1.2015 for specified purposes, 16.2.2015 and further specified dates for specified purposes, 18.3.2015 and further specified dates for specified purposes, 21.9.2015 and further specified dates for specified purposes, 2.12.2015 for specified purposes, 27.1.2016 and 24.2.2016 for specified purposes, 23.3.2016 and 27.4.2016 for specified purposes, 1.2.2019 for specified purposes, 1.12.2025 for specified purposes, 1.4.2026 for specified purposes) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 1; S.I. 2013/983, arts. 4(1)(c), 5, Sch. 3 (with arts. 6, 9(1), 22, Sch. 4) (as amended: (1.7.2013) by S.I. 2013/1511; (29.10.2013) by S.I. 2013/2657; (16.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1452; (30.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1661; (28.7.2014) by S.I. 2014/1923; (15.9.2014) by S.I. 2014/2321; (17.11.2014) by S.I. 2014/3067; (21.11.2014) by S.I. 2014/3094; (19.1.2015) by S.I. 2015/32 (as amended (10.2.2015) by S.I. 2015/101); (10.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/634; (20.7.2015) by S.I. 2015/1537; (23.11.2015) by S.I. 2015/1930; (6.4.2017) by S.I. 2017/483; (2.2.2018) by S.I. 2018/138; (16.1.2019) by S.I. 2019/10; (31.1.2019) by S.I. 2019/167; (30.3.2022) by S.I. 2022/302; and (25.7.2022) by S.I. 2022/752); S.I. 2013/1511, art. 4, Sch. (as amended: (29.10.2013) by S.I. 2013/2657; (16.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1452; (30.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1661; (28.7.2014) by S.I. 2014/1923; (17.11.2014) by S.I. 2014/3067; (19.1.2015) by S.I. 2015/32; (10.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/634; and (20.7.2015) by S.I. 2015/1537); S.I. 2013/2657, art. 4, Sch. (with art. 6) (as amended: (16.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1452; (30.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1661; (28.7.2014) by S.I. 2014/1923; (17.11.2014) by S.I. 2014/3067; (19.1.2015) by S.I. 2015/32; (10.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/634; and (20.7.2015) by S.I. 2015/1537); S.I. 2013/2846, art. 4, Sch. (with art. 5) (as amended: (16.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1452; (30.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1661; (28.7.2014) by S.I. 2014/1923; (17.11.2014) by S.I. 2014/3067; (19.1.2015) by S.I. 2015/32; (10.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/634; and (20.7.2015) by S.I. 2015/1537); S.I. 2014/209, art. 4, Sch. (as amended: (16.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1452; (30.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1661; (28.7.2014) by S.I. 2014/1923; (17.11.2014) by S.I. 2014/3067; (19.1.2015) by S.I. 2015/32; (10.3.2105) by S.I. 2015/634; and (20.7.2015) by S.I. 2015/1537); S.I. 2014/1583, art. 4, Sch. (as amended (30.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1661; (28.7.2014) by S.I. 2014/1923; (17.11.2014) by S.I. 2014/3067; (19.1.2015) by S.I. 2015/32; (10.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/634; and (20.7.2015) by S.I. 2015/1537); S.I. 2014/2321, art. 4 (as amended: (17.11.2014) by S.I. 2014/3057; (19.1.2015) by S.I. 2015/32; (10.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/634; and (20.7.2015) by S.I. 2015/1537); S.I. 2014/3094, art. 4 (with art. 6) (as amended (25.7.2022) by S.I. 2022/752); S.I. 2015/33, art. 4 (with art. 6) (as amended: (11.2.2015) by S.I. 2015/101; (10.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/634; (6.4.2017) by S.I. 2017/483; (11.4.2018) by S.I. 2018/138; (16.1.2019) by S.I. 2019/10; (15.1.2019) by S.I. 2019/37); (31.1.2019) by S.I. 2019/167; (30.3.2022) by S.I. 2022/302; and (25.7.2022) by S.I. 2022/752); S.I. 2015/101, art. 4 (with art. 2(2)-(4)) (as amended: (10.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/534; (17.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/740; (20.7.2015) by S.I. 2015/1537; (14.1.2016) by S.I. 2016/33; and (21.3.2016) by S.I. 2016/407); S.I. 2015/634, art. 4 (with art. 6) (as amended: (17.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/740; (6.4.2017) by S.I. 2017/376; (16.1.2019) by S.I. 2019/10; (15.1.2019) by S.I. 2019/37; (31.1.2019) by S.I. 2019/167; (30.3.2022) by S.I. 2022/302; and (25.7.2022) by S.I. 2022/752); S.I. 2015/1537, art. 4 (as modified: (23.11.2015) by S.I. 2015/1930; (14.1.2016) by S.I. 2016/33; and (21.3.2016) by S.I. 2016/407); S.I. 2015/1930, art. 4; S.I. 2016/33, art. 4, Sch.; S.I. 2016/407, art. 4, Sch.; S.I. 2019/167, art. 4(5)-(7) (with art. 4(8)-(12)); S.I. 2025/1148, arts. 2, 4 (with art. 3)