3.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).
(2) In paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 5A(2) (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of earnings of members of joint-claim couples) for “an invalid care allowance” in each place where those words occur there shall be substituted “a carer’s allowance”.
(3) In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 67(3) the following paragraph shall be added –
“68. Any payment made by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to the claimant or his partner, or to another person on their behalf, relating to housing support services under Article 4 of the Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.”.
(4) In Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded) –
(a)at the end of paragraph 5 there shall be added “or, where that dwelling is occupied as the home by the former partner who is a lone parent, for as long as it is so occupied”;
(b)after paragraph 54(4) the following paragraph shall be added –
“55. Any payment made by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to the claimant or his partner, or to another person on their behalf, relating to housing support services under Article 4 of the Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.”.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 3 in operation at 1.4.2003, see reg. 1(1)
S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2000 Nos. 350 and 366 and S.R. 2001 Nos. 261 and 392
Schedule 5A was inserted by regulation 2(5) of and paragraph 58 of Schedule 2 to S.R. 2000 No. 350 and paragraph 2(1) was amended by regulation 3, and paragraph 3 of the Schedule to, S.R. 2000 No. 366
Paragraph 67 was added by regulation 2(c) of S.R. 2001 No. 261
Paragraph 54 was added by regulation 2(c) of S.R. 2001 No. 392