2A

Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply as regards a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance; but a joint-claim couple shall not be entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance if the couple’s capital, or a prescribed part of it, exceeds the prescribed amount.

2B

Where a joint-claim couple claim a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance—

a

the couple’s income and capital includes the separate income and capital of each of them; and

b

the income and capital of any other person who is a member of any family of which the couple are members shall, except in prescribed circumstances, be treated as income and capital of the couple.