The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011

Amendments to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

7.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 55(4)(2) (short periods of sickness) omit “12 weeks of an entitlement of his to employment and support allowance or”.

(3) In regulation 96 (date on which income is treated as paid)—

(a) in paragraph (1) for “to (4) apply” substitute “applies”; and

(b) omit paragraphs (3) and (4)(3).

(4) In regulation 97(1) (calculation of weekly amount of income) omit “and regulation 96(3) (date on which income is treated as paid)(4)”.

(5) In regulation 103(1) (calculation of income other than earnings) omit “and regulation 96(3) and (4) (date on which income is treated as paid)(5)”.

(6) In Schedule 1 (applicable amounts)—

(a) in paragraph 15A(6) (enhanced disability premium), after sub-paragraph (1) insert–

“(1A) Where the condition in sub-paragraph (1) ceases to be satisfied because of the death of a child or young person, the condition is that the claimant is entitled to child benefit in respect of that person under section 145A of the Benefits Act (entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person).”; and

(b) in paragraph 16 (disabled child premium)–

(i) after sub-paragraph (1)(a) omit “or”,

(ii) after sub-paragraph (1)(b) insert–

“; or

(c) a child or young person in respect of whom section 145A of the Benefits Act (entitlement after death of child or qualifying young person) applies for the purposes of entitlement to child benefit but only for the period prescribed under that section, and in respect of whom a disabled child premium was included in the claimant’s applicable amount immediately before the death of that child or young person, or ceased to be included in the claimant’s applicable amount because of that child or young person’s death.”, and

(iii) in sub-paragraph (2), after “condition” insert “in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b)”.

(7) In Schedule 2 (housing costs)—

(a) in paragraph 13(1)(7) for “sub-paragraphs (2) and (2A)” substitute “sub-paragraph (2A)”;

(b) omit paragraph 13(2); and

(c) in paragraph 13(5)(b) after “income” insert “equal to or”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/207.

(2)

Regulation 55(4) was amended by paragraph 1A of Schedule 4 to S.I. 2010/1907, as inserted by regulation 19(2) of S.I. 2010/2430.

(3)

Paragraph (3) was substituted by regulation 4 of S.I. 2003/1731 and paragraph (4) was added by regulation 4(4)(a) of S.I. 2008/2767.

(4)

The same words were inserted in regulation 97(1) by regulation 4(5)(a) of S.I. 2008/2767.

(5)

The same words were inserted in regulation 103(1) by regulation 4(7) of S.I. 2009/2655.

(6)

Paragraph 15A was inserted by regulation 5(c)(ii) of S.I. 2000/2629. Sub-paragraph (1)(b) was amended by paragraph 20 (c)(i) of Schedule 2 to S.I. 2003/455.

(7)

Paragraph 13(1) was amended by regulation 13(3)(a) of S.I. 1997/2863 and by regulation 2(5) of, and paragraph 58(b) of Schedule 2 to, S.I. 2000/1978. It has also been amended by other instruments not material to these Regulations.