Amendment of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996N.I.
3.—(1) The Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 M1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 1(2)(interpretation) after the definition of “maternity leave” insert—
““member of the work-related activity group” means a claimant who has or is treated as having limited capability for work under either—
(a)Part 5 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 other than by virtue of regulation 30 of those regulations; or
(b)Part 4 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 other than by virtue of regulation 26 of those regulations;”.
(3) In Schedule 2 (housing costs)—
(a)in paragraph 1(3)(e) (housing costs)—
(i)in sub-paragraph (i)—
(aa)omit “or (3)” and “or (5)”;
(bb)for “(components)” substitute “ (component) ”;
(ii)in sub-paragraph (ii) omit “including an amount of a work-related activity component under section 2(3) of that Act (amount of contributory allowance: work-related activity component)”; and
(b)in paragraph 17(7)(i)—
(i)omit “or (5)” and “(components)”;
(ii)after “Welfare Reform Act” insert “ (component) and is not a member of the work-related activity group ”.
Marginal Citations
M1S.R. 1996 No. 198; relevant amending Regulations are; S.R. 2008 Nos. 286 and 413, S.R. 2013 No. 67 and S.R. 2016 No. 175