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3A.Prescribed description of a joint-claim couple for the purposes of section 1(4)
3B.Entitlement of a former joint-claim couple to a jobseeker’s allowance
3C.Entitlement of a new joint-claim couple to a jobseeker’s allowance
3D.Further circumstances in which a joint-claim couple may be entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance
3E.Entitlement of a member of a joint-claim couple to a jobseeker’s allowance without a claim being made jointly by the couple
3F.Transitional case couples: prescribed circumstances and period for the purposes of paragraph 8A(2) of Schedule 1
Chapter II Availability for Employment
5.Exceptions to requirement to be available immediately: carers, voluntary workers, persons providing a service and persons under an obligation to provide notice
7.Restriction of hours for which a person is available to 40 hours per week
13.Additional restrictions on availability for certain groups
13A.Additional restrictions on availability for lone parents
14.Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available
14A.(1) Paragraph (2) applies where a person (V) notifies the...
15.Circumstances in which a person is not to be regarded as available
16.Further circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available: permitted period
17A.Further circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available: full-time students participating in a qualifying course
17B.Further circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available: lone parents with children aged 5 not in full-time education
Chapter III Actively Seeking Employment
18A.Actively seeking employment in the period at the beginning of a claim
19.Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as actively seeking employment
20.Further circumstances in which a person is to be treated as actively seeking employment: permitted period
21.Further circumstances in which a person is to be treated as actively seeking employment: laid off and short-time workers
21A.Further circumstances in which a qualifying person is to be treated as actively seeking employment: full-time students participating in a qualifying course
21B.Further circumstances in which a person is to be treated as actively seeking employment: lone parents with children aged 5 not in full-time education
22.Interpretation of certain expressions for the purposes of regulations 18(3)(f)(i) and 19(1)(d)
Chapter IV Attendance, Information and Evidence
27.Where entitlement is not to cease under regulation 25(1)(c)
27A.Circumstances in which an allowance is not to be payable
28.Matters to be taken into account in determining whether a claimant has good cause for failing to comply with a notice under regulation 23
29.Matters to be taken into account in determining whether a claimant has good cause for failing to provide a signed declaration
30.Circumstances in which a claimant is to be regarded as having good cause for failing to comply with a notification under regulation 23 or 23A
69.The period of a reduction under section 19: higher-level sanctions
69A.The period of a reduction under section 19A: Other sanctions
69B.The period of a reduction under section 19B: Claimants ceasing to be available for employment etc.
70.The amount of a reduction under section 19 and 19A and regulation 69B
70A.Cases in which no reduction is to be made under section 19 or 19A
70B.Sanctionable failures under section 19: schemes under section 17A(1)
72.Good reason for the purpose of section 19(2)(c) and (d) and 19A(2)(c)
73A.Just cause for the purpose of sections 19(6)(b) and 20A(2)(e)
74.Person of prescribed description for the purpose of section 20(3)
74B.Reduced allowance where one member of a joint-claim couple is subject to a sanction
79.Weekly amounts of contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance
86.Applicable amounts for persons in residential care and nursing homes
86B.Applicable amounts for joint-claim couples: polygamous marriages
86D.Applicable amount for a joint-claim couple where a number is in residential care or a nursing home
87.Transitional supplement to income-based jobseeker’s allowance
87A.Where the amount of a jobseeker’s allowance is less than...
PART IXA HARDSHIP FOR JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES
146C.Circumstances in which a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance is payable where a joint-claim couple is a couple in hardship
146D.Further circumstances in which a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a couple in hardship
146E.Conditions for hardship payments to a joint-claim couple
146G.Applicable amount in hardship cases for joint-claim couples
PART XII SPECIAL CATEGORIES SHARE FISHERMEN, PERSONS OUTSIDE GREAT BRITAIN AND MEMBERS OF THE FORCES
SCHEDULES
5.Except as provided in paragraph 6, the weekly premiums specified...
6.Subject to paragraph 7, where a claimant satisfies the conditions...
7.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the following premiums, namely—
8.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) for the purposes of this...
10.Pensioner premium for persons over the qualifying age for state pension credit
11.Pensioner premium where claimant’s partner has attained the age of 75
14.Additional Conditions for Higher Pensioner and Disability Premium
PART IVA PREMIUMS FOR JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES
20A.Except as provided in paragraph 20B, the weekly premium specified...
20B.Subject to paragraph 20C, where a member of a joint-claim...
20C.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the following premiums, namely—
20D.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) for the purposes of this...
20E.Pensioner premium where one member of a joint-claim couple has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit
20H.Additional Conditions for Higher Pensioner and Disability Premium
20K.Member of a joint-claim couple in receipt of concessionary payments
1A.Previous entitlement to income support, income-related employment and support allowance or state pension credit
2. Circumstances in which a person is liable to meet housing costs
3.Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as occupying a dwelling as his home
10.General provisions applying to new and existing housing costs
15. Loans for repairs and improvements to the dwelling occupied as the home
18. Continuity with Income Support or income-related employment and support allowance
APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF PERSONS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND NURSING HOMES
1.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the weekly applicable amount of...
2.(1) Where, in addition to the weekly charge for accommodation,...
3.Where any part of the weekly charge for the accommodation...
7.The appropriate amount applicable to a claimant in a residential...
8.(1) Where more than one amount would otherwise be applicable,...
9.(1) Where the accommodation provided for the claimant is a...
APPLICABLE AMOUNT OF A JOINT-CLAIM COUPLE WHERE A MEMBER IS IN A RESIDENTIAL CARE OR NURSING HOME
1.In this Schedule, “the relevant member” means a member of...
2.The weekly applicable amount of a joint-claim couple where one...
3.(1) Where, in addition to the weekly charge for accommodation,...
4.Where any part of the weekly charge for the accommodation...
5.Subject to paragraph 11, the maximum referred to in paragraph...
8.The appropriate amount applicable to a relevant member in a...
9.(1) Where more than one amount would otherwise be applicable,...
10.(1) Where the accommodation provided for the relevant member is...
SUMS TO BE DISREGARDED IN THE CALCULATION OF EARNINGS
1A.If the claimant’s partner has been engaged in remunerative work...
10.Where the claimant is engaged in one or more employments...
13.Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, where two or...
14.Any earnings derived from employment which are payable in a...
17.Any earnings of a child or young person except earnings...
19.(1) In the case of a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance, where...
20.In this Schedule “part-time employment" means employment in which the...
21.In paragraph 5(7)(b) “permitted period" means a period determined in...
SUMS TO BE DISREGARDED IN THE CALCULATION OF EARNINGS OF MEMBERS OF JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES
SUMS TO BE DISREGARDED IN THE CALCULATION OF INCOME OTHER THAN EARNINGS
7.The mobility component of disability living allowance or the mobility...
8.Any concessionary payment made to compensate for the non-payment of—...
9.Any mobility supplement or any payment intended to compensate for...
10.Any attendance allowance, the care component of disability living allowance...
12.(1) Any payment— (a) by way of an education maintenance...
15.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) and paragraph 41, any relevant...
16.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, in...
16A.(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), where a claimant—...
18.Where a claimant receives income under an annuity purchased with...
20.Where the claimant occupies a dwelling as his home and...
21.Where the claimant occupies a dwelling as his home and...
22.(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), except where regulation...
23.(1) Any income derived from capital to which the claimant...
29.(1) Any payment made by a local authority in accordance...
30.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any payment received under an...
31.(1) Except where paragraph 30 or 31A applies, and subject...
31A.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any payment received under an...
32.(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), in the case...
34.Any payment of income which under regulation 110 (income treated...
35.Any payment under Part X of the Benefits Act (pensioner’s...
39.Notwithstanding paragraph 38, where two or more payments of the...
40.Any resettlement benefit which is paid to the claimant by...
41.(1) Any payment made under or by the Macfarlane Trust,...
42.Any payment made by the Secretary of State to compensate...
45.Any payment in consequence of a reduction of council tax...
47.(1) Any payment or repayment made— (a) as respects England,...
48.Any payment made to such persons entitled to receive benefits...
50.Any payment (other than a training allowance) made, whether by...
53.Any supplementary pension under article 23(2) of the Naval, Military...
59.(1) Any payment specified in sub-paragraph (2) to a claimant...
60A.Any mandatory top-up payment made to a person pursuant to...
61.Any discretionary payment to meet, or to help to meet,...
63.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any discretionary payment made pursuant...
65.Any child care expenses reimbursed to the claimant in respect...
66.Any top-up payment made to a person (“the participant”) pursuant...
69.In the case of a claimant participating in an employment...
70.(1) Any payment of child maintenance made or derived from...
71.Any discretionary housing payment paid pursuant to regulation 2(1) of...
74.Any payment made to a claimant’s partner in respect of...
1.The dwelling occupied as the home but, notwithstanding regulation 88,...
2.Any premises acquired for occupation by the claimant which he...
3.Any sum directly attributable to the proceeds of sale of...
5.Where a claimant has ceased to occupy what was formerly...
6.Any premises where the claimant is taking reasonable steps to...
7.Any premises which the claimant intends to occupy as his...
8.Any premises which the claimant intends to occupy as his...
10.Any future interest in property of any kind, other than...
12.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), Any arrears of, or any...
14.Any sum— (a) deposited with a housing association as defined...
15.Any personal possessions except those which have or had been...
17A.(1) Any payment made to the claimant or the claimant’s...
22.(1) Any payment made by a local authority in accordance...
25.Any capital which under regulation 104, 106(1) or 136 (capital...
27.(1) Any payment made under or by the Macfarlane Trust,...
32.Any payment made pursuant to section 2 of the Employment...
33.Any payment made by the Secretary of State to compensate...
35.Any payment in consequence of a reduction of ... council...
36.(1) Any payment or repayment made— (a) as respects England,...
37.Any payment made to such persons entitled to receive benefits...
39.Any arrears of supplementary pension which is disregarded under paragraph...
40.Any payment (other than a training allowance ... made, whether...
42.(1) Any sum of capital to which sub-paragraph (2) applies...
49.Any child care expenses reimbursed to the claimant in respect...
50.Any top-up payment made to a person (“the participant”) pursuant...
52.(1) Any payment— (a) by way of an education maintenance...
53.In the case of a claimant participating in an employment...
54.Any arrears of subsistence allowance paid as a lump sum...
56.Where an ex-gratia payment of £10,000 has been made by...
57.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the amount of any trust...
60.Any payment made under ... regulations made under section 57...
61.Any payment made to the claimant pursuant to regulations under...
61A.Any payment made to the claimant in accordance with regulations...
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