This paragraph applies to a claimant (“C”) if, during the period in which C's jobseeker's allowance is not payable by virtue of regulation 8(2), C is a person in hardship within the meaning of regulation 140(1) or (2) (meaning of “person in hardship”) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations M1.

Regulations 140 to 146 of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations have effect in relation to a person to whom paragraph (1) applies.

In regulation 141(6) (circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker's allowance is payable to a person in hardship) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations M2 insert “ regulations made under section 17A (“work for your benefit” schemes etc.), ” after “even though”.

This paragraph applies to a joint-claim couple if, during the period in which the sanctions referred to in regulation 8(3) apply, they are a couple in hardship within the meaning of regulation 146A(1) or (2) (meaning of “couple in hardship”) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations M3.

Regulations 146A and 146C to 146H of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations have effect in relation to a couple to whom paragraph (1) applies.

In regulation 146C(6) (circumstances in which a joint-claim jobseeker's allowance is payable where a joint-claim couple is a couple in hardship) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations M4 insert “ regulations made under section 17A (“work for your benefit” schemes etc.), ” after “even though”.