19.—(1) Regulation 81 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (payments by way of pensions) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In paragraph (1) for the word “week” there shall be substituted the words “benefit week”.
(3) After paragraph (1) the following paragraphs shall be inserted—
“(1A) Where pension payments first begin to be made to a person for a period starting other than on the first day of a benefit week, the deduction referred to in paragraph (1) shall have effect from the beginning of that benefit week.
(1B) Where pension payments are already in payment to a person and a change in the rate or payment takes effect in a week other than at the beginning of the benefit week, the deduction referred to in paragraph (1) shall have effect from the first day of that benefit week.”.
(4) In paragraph (2), sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be omitted.