PART 3Hardship

Hardship11

1

The Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

2

In regulation 140 (meaning of “person in hardship”)—

a

in paragraph (1)(f)(i) M1 before “Article 21” insert “ a jobseeker's allowance is not payable pursuant to regulations made under Article 19A of the Order (“work for your benefit” schemes etc.) or because ”;

b

in paragraph (2) M2 for “or (4B)” substitute “ , (4B) or (4C) ”; and

c

after paragraph (4B) M3 insert—

4C

In paragraph (2), a “person in hardship” does not include a claimant who is required at that time to participate in a scheme prescribed in regulation 3 of the Jobseeker's Allowance (Schemes for Assisting Persons to Obtain Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014.

3

In regulation 141(6) M4 (circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker's allowance is payable to a person in hardship) before “Article 21” insert “ regulations made under Article 19A of the Order (“work for your benefit” schemes etc.), ”.

Hardship for joint-claim couples12

1

The Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

2

In regulation 146A M5 (meaning of “couple in hardship”)—

a

in paragraph (2) M6 for “or (5A)” substitute “ , (5A) or (5B) ”; and

b

after paragraph (5A) M7 insert—

5B

In paragraph (2), a “couple in hardship” does not include a joint-claim couple either or both of whom are at that time required to participate in a scheme prescribed in regulation 3 of the Jobseeker's Allowance (Schemes for Assisting Persons to Obtain Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014.

3

In regulation 146C(6) M8 (circumstances in which a joint-claim jobseeker's allowance is payable where a joint-claim couple is a couple in hardship) before “Article 22A(5)(a)” insert “ regulations made under Article 19A of the Order (“work for your benefit” schemes etc.), ”.