The Income-related Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

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

(2) In Schedule 8 (capital to be disregarded), after paragraph 27 insert—

“27A.— (1) An amount equal to any interim assistance grant paid by the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund for the purpose of relieving immediate need faced by the claimant arising in consequence of—

(a) an injury he suffered in the terrorist attacks carried out in London on 7th July 2005 as a result of which he stayed at least one night in hospital, or

(b) the death of a partner or close relative of his in, or as a result of, those attacks.

(2) A disregard which applies by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) shall have effect only in relation to—

(a) an award of a jobseeker’s allowance during which the grant is paid, and

(b) where that award is followed by one or more further awards of a jobseeker’s allowance which begins immediately after the end of the previous award, such further award, provided that the claimant in respect of that further award—

(i) is the person who received the grant,

(ii) is the partner of that person, or was the partner of that person at the date of the latter’s death, or

(iii) in the case of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance, is a joint-claim couple either member of which received the grant.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1), “the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund” means the company limited by guarantee (number 5505072) and registered charity of that name established on 11th July 2005 for the purpose of (amongst other things) relieving sickness, disability or financial need of victims (including families or dependants of victims) of the terrorist attacks carried out in London on 7th July 2005.”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/207.