The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 3 Regulations 1989

Insertion of regulation 3A into the General Regulations

2.  After regulation 3 of the General Regulations (definition of non-dependant) there shall be inserted the following regulation–

“Permitted period

3A.— (1) For the purposes of regulation 17(6), paragraph 7(10) of Schedule 3, paragraph 7(6) of Schedule 3A, paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 3B and paragraphs 4 and 6 of Schedule 8 (applicable amounts, mortgage interest, protected sums and earnings to be disregarded), where a claimant has ceased to be entitled to income support–

(a) because he or his partner becomes engaged in remunerative work the permitted period, subject to paragraph (2), shall be twelve weeks; or

(b) for any other reason, the permitted period shall be eight weeks.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), where the claimant or his partner has ceased to be engaged in the remunerative work referred to in paragraph (1)(a) the permitted period shall be eight weeks if–

(a) the claimant’s weekly applicable amount is reduced under regulation 22 (reduction in applicable amounts in certain cases of actual or notional unemployment benefit disqualification) because of the cessation of that work; or

(b) the claimant or his partner has ceased to be engaged in that work within 6 weeks of beginning it; or

(c) at any time during the period of 26 weeks immediately preceding the beginning of that work, the person who has ceased to be engaged in it–

(i) was engaged in remunerative work; or

(ii) was in relevant education; or

(iii) was a student.

(3) Paragraph (2)(b) or (c) shall not apply if, by virtue of section 20A(2) of the Social Security Act (exemption from disqualification for unemployment benefit) (1), the person who has ceased to be engaged in remunerative work is exempted from disqualification for receiving unemployment benefit.”.

(1)

1975 c. 14; section 20A is inserted by section 12(4) of the Social Security Act 1989.