The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims: Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2000

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

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

(2) In regulation 14(1)(n) (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available) after the words “a couple” there shall be inserted the words “other than a joint-claim couple”.

(3) After regulation 14(1)(n) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph–

“(nn) if he is a member of a joint-claim couple and he and his partner are both absent from Great Britain and a premium referred to in paragraph 20E, 20F, 20G or 20I of Schedule 1(2) (applicable amounts) is applicable in respect of his partner, for a maximum of 4 weeks;”.

(4) After regulation 14(1)(o) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(p) if he is temporarily absent from Great Britain in the circumstances prescribed in regulation 50(6B)(a) or (c)(3), for the period of any such temporary absence”.

(5) In regulation 19(1)(n) (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as actively seeking employment) after the words “a couple” there shall be inserted the words “other than a joint-claim couple”.

(6) After regulation 19(1)(n) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph–

“(nn) if he is a member of a joint-claim couple, in any week during which he and his partner are both absent from Great Britain for not less than 3 days and in which a premium referred to in paragraph 20E, 20F, 20G or 20I of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) is applicable in respect of his partner, for a maximum of 4 weeks;”.

(7) After regulation 19(1)(s) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(t) if he is temporarily absent from Great Britain in the circumstances prescribed in regulation 50(6B)(a) or (c), for the period of any such temporary absence.”

(8) In regulation 64(2) (availability for employment), after the words “ section 19(6)(c) or (d)” there shall be inserted the words “or section 20A(2)(b), (c), (f) or (g)”(4) and after the words “section 19(6)(a) or (b)” there shall be inserted the words “or section 20A(2)(d) or (e)”.

(9) in regulation 65(5) (active seeking) after the words “section 19(6)(c) or (d)” there shall be inserted the words “or section 20A(2)(b), (c), (f) or (g)” and after the words “section 19(6)(a) or (b)” there shall be inserted the words “or section 20A(2)(d) or (e)”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/207; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1517, 1997/563, 1997/982 and 1998/1274.

(2)

Paragraphs 20E, 20F, 20G and 20I were inserted by the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1978).

(3)

Paragraphs (6A) and (6B) were inserted by regulation 2(5) of and paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1978).

(4)

Section 20A was inserted by section 59 of and paragraph 13 of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30).