SCHEDULE 18JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES IN SPECIAL CASES

Article 24(9)

PART IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 5A TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS136 WHICH ARE AMENDED BY THIS ORDER

Column (1)

Column (2)

Patients1

A joint-claim couple where one member—

1

a

has been a patient for more than 52 weeks;

a

The applicable amount under regulation 86A reduced by £15.90;

b

is a member of a polygamous marriage and another member of that marriage who is not a joint-claimant has been a patient for more than 52 weeks.

b

The applicable amount under regulation 86B (polygamous marriages) reduced by £15.90 in respect of each member of the polygamous marriage who is a patient.

PART IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 5A TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS

Column (1)

Column (2)

3

Members of Religious Orders

3

Nil.

6

Joint-claim couples and members of polygamous marriages where one member is, or all are, temporarily in local authority accommodation

6

£77.45 and £17.50.