The Social Security Amendment (Joint Claims) Regulations 2001

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

5.  After regulation 30 of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 M1, there shall be inserted the following regulation—

“ Payments of arrears of joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance where the nominated person can no longer be traced

30A.  Where—

(a)an award of joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance has been awarded to a joint-claim couple;

(b)that couple ceases to be a joint-claim couple; and

(c)the member of the joint-claim couple nominated for the purposes of section 3B of the Jobseekers Act cannot be traced,

arrears on the award of joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance shall be paid to the other member of the former joint-claim couple.”.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

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