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Changes over time for: Section 5B


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The Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Section 5B is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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Joint-claim couples: the nominated memberN.I.
5B.—[(1) Where a joint-claim couple make a claim for a joint-claim jobseeker's allowance, they may nominate one of them as the member of the couple to whom the allowance is to be payable.
(2) In default of one of them being so nominated, the allowance shall be payable to whichever of them is nominated by the Department.
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) have effect subject to Article 6A(4) and (7).
(4) In this Order references to the nominated member of a joint-claim couple are, except where Article 22A(7) applies, to the member of the couple nominated under paragraph (1) or (2); and where Article 22A(7) applies, references to the nominated member of such a couple are to the member of the couple to whom Article 22A(7) provides for the allowance to be payable.
(5) Nothing in this Article or Article 22A(7) affects the operation of any statutory provision by virtue of which any amount of the allowance is required or authorised to be paid to someone other than the nominated member of the couple.]
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