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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)[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)[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.”]
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