The Social Security (Welfare to Work) Regulations 1998

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

14.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 M1 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation) the following definition shall be inserted in the appropriate place–

““welfare to work beneficiary" means a person–

(a)

to whom regulation 13A(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 applies; and

(b)

who again becomes incapable of work for the purposes of Part XIIA of the Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;”.

(3) In paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) the following sub-paragraph shall be added–

“(3) In this paragraph where a claimant’s partner is a welfare to work beneficiary, sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(ii) and (2)(b) shall apply to him as if for the words “8 weeks" there were substituted the words “52 weeks".”.

(4) In paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 (housing costs) the following sub-paragraph shall be added–

“(12) Where the claimant’s partner to whom this paragraph applies is a welfare to work beneficiary, sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(ii), (1)(d) and (1)(f)(iii) shall apply to him as if for the words “twelve weeks" there were substituted the words “52 weeks".”.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1996/207.