The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

5.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) In regulation 1(2) (citation, commencement and interpretation) the definitions of “earnings top-up” and “the Earnings Top-up Scheme”(1) shall be omitted.

(3) In regulation 103(2) (calculation of income other than earnings) paragraph (4) shall be omitted.

(4) In regulation 105 (notional income) paragraph (2)(f) shall be omitted.

(5) In Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) –

(a) in paragraph 6 after “benefit” there shall be added “to which the claimant is entitled”;

(b) in paragraph 28(a)(i)(3) after “authority” there shall be added “but excluding payments of housing benefit made in respect of the person concerned”.

(6) In Schedule 7, (capital to be disregarded) paragraph 12(1)(c)(4) shall be omitted.

(1)

The definitions of “earnings top-up” and “the Earnings Top-up Scheme” were inserted by regulation 2(2)(c) of S.R. 1996 No. 503

(2)

Regulation 103(4) was substituted by regulation 9(2)(a) of S.R. 1998 No. 81

(3)

Paragraph 28 was substituted by regulation 4(1) of S.R. 1998 No. 81

(4)

Paragraph 12(1)(c) was inserted by regulation 2(21) of S.R. 1996 No. 503