SCHEDULE 2AMENDMENT OF THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS 1996

11.  In Schedule 5 (applicable amounts in special cases)—

(a)in column (1) of paragraph 1(1) (person other than claimant who is a patient) for the words “, 15 and 17” there shall be substituted “and 15”;

(b)paragraphs—

(i)7(2) (single claimants temporarily in local authority accommodation);

(ii)8(3) (couples and members of polygamous marriages where one member is or all are temporarily in local authority accommodation);

(iii)9(4) (lone parents who are in residential accommodation temporarily),

shall be omitted;

(c)in columns (1) and (2) of paragraph 15(5) (persons in residential accommodation) sub-paragraph (1) shall be omitted; and

(d)in column (2) of paragraph 17A(6) (joint-claim couples where a claim is made other than jointly by both members) the words “or 86” in both places shall be omitted.

(1)

Paragraph 1 was amended by S.I. 1996/1516, 2000/636 and 2002/668.

(2)

Paragraph 7 was amended by S.I. 2002/668.

(3)

Paragraph 8 was amended by S.I. 1996/1516 and 2002/668.

(4)

Paragraph 9 was amended by S.I. 1996/1803, 2002/668 and 2003/455.

(5)

Paragraph 15 was amended by S.I. 2002/668 and 2003/455.

(6)

Paragraph 17A was inserted by S.I. 2000/1978.