10.—(1) 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 M1.
(2) Regulations 146A and 146C to 146H of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations have effect in relation to a couple to whom paragraph (1) applies.
(3) 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 M2 insert “ regulations made under section 17A (“work for your benefit” schemes etc.), ” after “even though”.
Marginal Citations
M1Regulation 146A was inserted by S.I. 2000/1978 and was amended by S.I. 2001/1029, 2005/2877, 2005/2687, 2008/1554 and 2009/480.
M2Regulation 146C was inserted by S.I. 2000/1978, amended by S.I 2010/509 and modified by S.I. 2010/1222.