Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 19964
1
The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 199610 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 1 (citation, commencement, interpretation and application)—
a
in paragraph (3) omit the definition of “service user group”;
b
after regulation (3F) insert—
3G
References in these Regulations to a claimant participating as a service user are to—
a
a person who is being consulted by or on behalf of—
i
a body which has a statutory duty to provide services in the field of health, social care or social housing; or
ii
a body which conducts research or undertakes monitoring for the purpose of planning or improving such services,
in their capacity as a user, potential user, carer of a user or person otherwise affected by the provision of those services; or
b
the carer of a person consulted under sub-paragraph (a).
3
In regulation 98(2)(h) (earnings of an employed earner), for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.
4
In regulation 105(15A) (notional income), for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.
5
In paragraph 11(2B) (the standard rate) of Schedule 2 (housing costs), for “0.5%” substitute “0.5 percentage points”.
6
In paragraph 2A of Schedule 7 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), for “claimant’s participation in a service user group” substitute “claimant participating as a service user”.