Part 10Social security income

Chapter 4Taxable UK social security benefits: exemptions

Jobseeker’s allowance and relevant welfare supplementary payments

675Interpretation

F1A1

In section 671 “relevant welfare supplementary payments” means payments to which a person is entitled under–

(a)

regulation 8 (when the recipient is entitled to the payment by meeting the condition in regulation 8(2)(a)) of WSP(LCP)R(NI) 2016, or

(b)

regulation 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 of WSP(LDRP)R(NI) 2016.

(1)

In sections 671 to 674, except in relation to Northern Ireland—

“age-related amount” and “applicable amount” mean the amounts determined as such in accordance with regulations made under section 4 of JSA 1995;

F2...

F3“contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” means a jobseeker’s allowance entitlement to which is based on the claimant satisfying conditions which include those set out in Article 4 of the JS(NI)O 1995;

F2...

F3“income-based jobseeker’s allowance” means a jobseeker’s allowance entitlement to which is based on the claimant satisfying conditions which include those set out in Article 5 of the JS(NI)O 1995 or a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance (which means a jobseeker’s allowance entitlement to which arises by virtue of Article 3(2B) of the JS(NI)O 1995);

F4“couple” has the same meaning as in section 35(1) of JSA 1995

(2)

In sections 671 to 674, in relation to Northern Ireland—

“age-related amount” and “applicable amount” mean the amounts determined as such in accordance with regulations made under Article 6 of JS(NI)O 1995;

“contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” and “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” have the same meaning as in Article 3(4) of JS(NI)O 1995;

F5“couple” has the same meaning as in Article 2(2) of JS(NI)O 1995