The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2013

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013

4.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 15(5) (victims of domestic violence), for the definition of “domestic violence” substitute—

““coercive behaviour” means an act of assault, humiliation or intimidation or other abuse that is used to harm, punish or frighten the victim;

“controlling behaviour” means an act designed to make a person subordinate or dependent by isolating them from sources of support, exploiting their resources and capacities for personal gain, depriving them of the means needed for independence, resistance or escape or regulating their everyday behaviour;

“domestic violence” means any incident, or pattern of incidents, of controlling behaviour, coercive behaviour, violence or abuse, including but not limited to—

(a)

psychological abuse;

(b)

physical abuse;

(c)

sexual abuse;

(d)

emotional abuse;

(e)

financial abuse,

regardless of the gender or sexuality of the victim;.”.

(3) For regulation 44(1)(c)(i) and (ii) (persons treated as not engaged in remunerative work), substitute—

“(i) a part-time fire-fighter employed by a fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004(2) or by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service established under section 1A of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005(3);”.

(4) In regulation 73(3) (calculation of earnings for share fishermen), in the substituted regulation 61(5)(b) for “£15” substitute “£20”.

(5) For paragraph 6(a) and (b) of the Schedule (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings), substitute—

“(a) a part-time fire-fighter employed by a fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service established under section 1A of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005;”.

(1)

S.I. 2013/378.

(2)

2004 c.21.

(3)

2005 asp 5.