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PART IIIE+W+S AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO INCOME-RELATED BENEFITS AND JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE

Common amendments: Deductions from income supportE+W+S

3.—(1) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) of each of the Regulations specified in paragraph (2) below, the following definitions shall be inserted in the appropriate places—

“contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance", except in a case to which paragraph (b) of the definition of income-based jobseeker’s allowance applies, means a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance under Part I of the Jobseekers Act 1995 M1, but does not include any back to work bonus under section 26 of the Jobseekers Act which is paid as jobseeker’s allowance;;

“income-based jobseeker’s allowance" means—

(a)an income-based jobseeker’s allowance under Part I of the Jobseekers Act 1995; and

(b)in a case where, if there was no entitlement to contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance, there would be entitlement to income-based jobseeker’s allowance at the same rate, contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance,

but does not include any back to work bonus under section 26 of the Jobseekers Act which is paid as jobseeker’s allowance;.

(2) The Regulations specified in this paragraph are—

(a)the Community Charges (Deductions from Income Support)(No.2) Regulations 1990 M2;

(b)the Community Charges (Deductions from Income Support)(Scotland) Regulations 1989 M3;

(c)the Council Tax (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1993 M4; and

(d)the Fines (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1992 M5.

Marginal Citations

M2S.I.1990/545; relevant amending instrument S.I.1996/2344.

M3S.I.1989/507; relevant amending instrument S.I.1996/2344.

M4S.I.1993/494; relevant amending instrument S.I.1996/2344.

M5S.I.1992/2182; relevant amending instrument S.I.1996/2344.