The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

2.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (3) of regulation 1 (interpretation), in the definition of “week”(2) after the word “in” there shall be inserted the words “the definitions of “full-time course of advanced education” and of “full-time student” and”.

(3) In paragraph (b)(ii) of regulation 42 (appeals to the Social Security Appeal Tribunal) for “(S.I. 1996/)” there shall be substituted “(S.I. 1996/207)”.

(4) In paragraph (2) of regulation 48 (linking periods), in sub-paragraph (e)(3), after the words “6th October” there shall be inserted the figure “1996”.

(5) In paragraph (1) of regulation 51 (remunerative work), for the words “work is work” there shall be substituted the words “ “work” is work”.

(6) In regulation 72 (good cause for the purposes of section 19(5)(a) and (6)(c) and (d))—

(a) in paragraph (5), sub-paragraph (c) shall be omitted;

(b) after paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(5A) A person is to be regarded as having good cause for any act or omission for the purposes of section 19(6)(c) and (d) if—

(a) in a case where it has been agreed that the claimant may restrict his hours of availability to less than 24 hours a week, the employment in question is for less than 16 hours a week; or

(b) in a case not falling within sub-paragraph (a), the employment is for less than 24 hours a week.”.

(7) In regulation 75 (interpretation for the purposes of section 19 and Part V)—

(a) in paragraph (2), after the words “regulation 69” there shall be inserted the words “and the first occasion on which the word occurs in regulation 72(5A)(a)(4)”;

(b) in paragraph (3), for the words “and regulation 69” there shall be substituted the words “, regulation 69 and the first occasion on which the word occurs in regulation 72(5A)(a)”.

(8) In paragraph (1) of regulation 80 (deductions in respect of earnings), for the word “week” there shall be substituted the words “benefit week”.

(9) In paragraph (2) of regulation 81(5) (payments by way of pensions), for sub-paragraph (c), there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(c) any payments from a personal pension scheme, an occupational pension scheme or a public service pension scheme which are payable to him and which arose in accordance with the terms of such a scheme on the death of a person who was a member of the scheme in question.”.

(10) In paragraph (1) of regulation 85 (applicable amounts in special cases), for the words “capital is calculated” there shall be substituted the words “capital, if calculated”.

(11) In paragraph (1) of regulation 97(6) (calculation of weekly amount of income), for the word “(6)”, there shall be substituted the word “(7)”.

(12) In paragraph (2) of regulation 98(7) (earnings of employed earners), after sub-paragraph (f) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(g) any lump sum payment made under the Iron and Steel Re-adaptation Benefits Scheme(8)”.

(13) In paragraph (5) of regulation 103 (calculation of income other than earnings), for the word “week” there shall be substituted the words “benefit week”.

(14) In paragraph (e) of Schedule 3 (the Greater London area), for the word “Old” there shall be substituted the word “old”.

(15) In paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 (applicable amount for couple or member of couple taking child or young person abroad for treatment), in sub-paragraph (2)(a) of Column (1), for the words “available for an actively seeking” there shall be substituted the words “available for and actively seeking”.

(16) In paragraph 38 of Schedule 7 (disregard of sums in the calculation of income other than earnings), for the word “week” there shall be substituted the words “benefit week”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/207.

(2)

The definition of “week” was amended by S.I. 1996/1517.

(3)

Regulation 48(2)(e) was inserted by S.I. 1996/2538.

(4)

Regulation 72(5A) was inserted by S.I. 1997/454.

(5)

Regulation 81(2) was amended by S.I. 1996/1517.

(6)

Regulation 97 was amended by S.I. 1997/65.

(7)

Regulation 98 was amended by S.I. 1996/1517.

(8)

The Scheme is set out in regulation 4 of, and the Schedule to, the European Communities (Iron and Steel Employees Re-adaptation Benefits Scheme) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/3182).