SCHEDULES

[F1SCHEDULE A1CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS OF A JOINT-CLAIM COUPLE WHO ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SATISFY THE CONDITIONS IN SECTION 1(2B)(b)

Textual Amendments

Member studying full-time

2.—[F2(1) A member—

(a)who, at the date of claim, is [F3a qualifying young person within the meaning of] section 142 of the Benefits Act;

(b)who, at the date of claim, is a full-time student; or

(c)to whom (a) or (b) does not apply but to whom sub-paragraph (1A) or (2) does apply.

(1A) This sub-paragraph applies to a member who—

(a)as at the date of claim—

(i)had applied to an educational establishment to commence a full-time course of study commencing from the beginning of the next academic term or, as the case may be, the next academic year after the date of claim and that application has not been rejected; or

(ii)had been allocated a place on a full-time course of study commencing from the beginning of the next academic term or, as the case may be, the next academic year; and

(b)is either—

(i)[F3a qualifying young person within the meaning of] section 142 of the Benefits Act; or

(ii)a full-time student.

(2) This sub-paragraph applies to a member who has applied to an educational establishment to commence a full-time course of study (other than a course of study beyond a first degree course or a comparable course)—

(a)within one month of—

(i)the last day of a previous course of study; or

(ii)the day on which the member received examination results relating to a previous course of study; and

(b)who is either—

(i)[F3a qualifying young person within the meaning of] section 142 of the Benefits Act; or

(ii)a full-time student.]

(3) A member to whom any provision of regulation 13(2)(b) to (e) of the Income Support Regulations (persons receiving relevant education who are severely handicapped, orphans and persons estranged from their parents or guardian) applies.]

Textual Amendments

F2Sch. A1 para. 2(1)(1A)(2) substituted for Sch. A1 para. 2(1)(2) (19.3.2001) by The Social Security Amendment (Joint Claims) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/518), regs. 1(2), 2(6)(b)