Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999

5 (1) Section 4 (amount of jobseeker’s allowance) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In subsection (3) (amount payable in respect of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance), after “allowance” insert “ (other than a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance) ”.

(3) [F1 After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) In the case of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance, the amount payable in respect of a joint-claim couple shall be—

(a) if the couple have no income, the applicable amount;

(b) if the couple have an income, the amount by which the applicable amount exceeds the couple’s income.”]

(4) [F1 After subsection (11) insert—

“(11A) In subsections (6) to (11) “claimant” does not include—

(a) a joint-claim couple, or

(b) a member of such a couple (other than a person to whom regulations under section 1(2C) apply);

but section 4A, which contains corresponding provisions relating to joint-claim couples, applies instead.”]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 7 para. 5(3) (4) repealed (29.4.2013 for specified purposes, 1.7.2013 and 29.7.2013 for specified purposes) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 1; S.I. 2013/983, arts. 4(1)(c), 5, Sch. 1 (with arts. 6 9(1) 22 Sch. 4) (as amended: (1.7.2013) by S.I. 2013/1511; (29.10.2013) by S.I. 2013/2657; (16.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1452; (30.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1661; (28.7.2014) by S.I. 2014/1923; (15.9.2014) by S.I. 2014/2321; (17.11.2014) by S.I. 2014/3067; (21.11.2014) by S.I. 2014/3094; (19.1.2015) by S.I. 2015/32 (as amended (10.2.2015) by S.I. 2015/101); (10.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/634; and (20.7.2015) by S.I. 2015/1537); S.I. 2013/1511, art. 4, Sch. (as amended: (29.10.2013) by S.I. 2013/2657; (16.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1452; (30.6.2014) by S.I. 2014/1661; (28.7.2014) by S.I. 2014/1923; (17.11.2014) by S.I. 2014/3067; (19.1.2015) by S.I. 2015/32; (10.3.2015) by S.I. 2015/634; and (20.7.2015) by S.I. 2015/1537)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 5 wholly in force at 19.3.2001; Sch. 7 para. 5 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent see s. 89(1)(5); Sch. 7 para. 5 in force at 19.3.2001 by S.I. 2000/2958, art. 2(2)