The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1998

Common amendments: Deductions from income support

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(1), 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(2);

(b) the Community Charges (Deductions from Income Support)(Scotland) Regulations 1989(3);

(c) the Council Tax (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1993(4); and

(d) the Fines (Deductions from Income Support) Regulations 1992(5).

(1)

1995 c. 18.

(2)

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

(3)

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

(4)

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

(5)

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