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Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

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

(2) In paragraph 29 of Schedule 7 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(c), for “29” substitute “26A, 29”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from “or 29” to “their care)” substitute “, 26A or 29 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (local authorities’ duty to promote welfare of children, duty to provide continuing care and provision of advice and assistance for certain young persons)”; and

(c)for sub-paragraph (5)(b) substitute—

(b)is aged 18 or over or, in the case of a payment or part of a payment made in accordance with section 26A of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, aged 16 or over, and.

(3) In paragraph 22 of Schedule 8 (capital to be disregarded)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(c), after “section” insert “26A,”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (2), for the words from “or section 29” to “their care)” substitute “or section 26A or 29 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (local authorities’ duty to promote welfare of children, duty to provide continuing care and provision of advice and assistance for certain young persons)”; and

(c)for sub-paragraph (5)(b) substitute—

(b)is aged 18 or over or, in the case of a payment or part of a payment made in accordance with section 26A of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, aged 16 or over, and.

(1)

S.I. 1996/207; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2008/698 and 2010/2429.