The Income Support (General) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996

Amendment of Schedule 3 to the principal RegulationsE+W+S

24.—(1) Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (housing costs) M1 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) For head (a) of paragraph 8(2) (new housing costs) there shall be substituted the following head—

(a)is a person to whom paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 1B (persons caring for another person) applies;.

(3) In paragraph 14 (linking rule)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (5)(a) after the words “unemployment benefit," there shall be inserted the words “a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance,";

(b)in sub-paragraph (5A) M2 for the words “paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 applies (persons with caring responsibilities not required to be available for employment)" there shall be substituted the words “paragraph 4 or 5 of Schedule 1B (persons caring for another person) applies"; and

(c)in sub-paragraph (5B) for head (b) there shall be substituted the following head—

(b)is a student, other than one who would qualify for income support under regulation 4ZA(3) (prescribed categories of person);.

Marginal Citations

M1Schedule 3 was substituted by S.I. 1995/1613.

M2Sub-paragraphs (5A) and (5B) were inserted by S.I. 1995/2927.