9(1)Section 13 (income and capital for the purposes of an income-based allowance) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)After subsection (2) insert—
“(2A)Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply as regards a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance; but a joint-claim couple shall not be entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance if the couple’s capital, or a prescribed part of it, exceeds the prescribed amount.
(2B)Where a joint-claim couple claim a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance—
(a)the couple’s income and capital includes the separate income and capital of each of them; and
(b)the income and capital of any other person who is a member of any family of which the couple are members shall, except in prescribed circumstances, be treated as income and capital of the couple.”
(3)In subsection (3) (treating capital as income), after “subsection (1)” insert “ or (2A) ”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 7 para. 9 wholly in force at 19.3.2001; Sch. 7 para. 9 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent see s. 89(1)(5); Sch. 7 para. 9 in force at 19.3.2001 by S.I. 2000/2958, art. 2(2)