The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) Regulations 2000

30.  In regulation 74A(1) (person in receipt of a training allowance)—

(a) in paragraph (1) after the words “a claimant” there shall be inserted the words “other than a member of a joint-claim couple”;

(b) after paragraph (2) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—

“(3) A joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance shall be payable in respect of a joint-claim couple even though section 20A prevents payment of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance to the couple where a member of that couple to whom that section applies is in receipt of a training allowance and is not receiving training falling within paragraph (2) of regulation 170 but the jobseeker’s allowance shall be payable only if and for so long as that member satisfies the conditions of entitlement to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance other than those which he is not required to meet by virtue of regulation 170.

(4) A joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance which is payable to a couple in accordance with this regulation shall be payable to the couple at the full rate applicable to it.”.

(1)

Regulation 74A was inserted by S.I. 1996/1516.