Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

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

(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement, interpretation and application), in paragraph (3), in the definition of “care home”—

(a)omit “and Wales”;

(b)after “Care Standards Act 2000,” insert “in Wales means a care home service within the meaning of Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 which is provided wholly or mainly to persons aged 18 or over”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/207. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2005/2687 and 2011/2581.