Amendment of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations

6.—(1) The Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In regulation 1(3) (relating to interpretation) omit the definitions of “earnings top-up” and “the Earnings Top-up Scheme”.

(3) In regulation 103 (calculation of income other than earnings) omit paragraph (4).

(4) In regulation 105(2) (notional income) omit sub-paragraph (f).

(5) In Schedule 7 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a)in paragraph 6 after the word “benefit” add “ to which the claimant is entitled ”;

(b)in paragraph 28(b) M1 after the word “authority” add “ but excluding payments of housing benefit made in respect of the person concerned ”.

(6) In paragraph 12 of Schedule 8 M2 (capital to be disregarded) omit sub-paragraph (1)(c).

Marginal Citations

M1Paragraph 28 was substituted by S.I. 1998/563.

M2The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/2538 and 2002/2380.