The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013

Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

72.—(1) The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) for the definition of “a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” substitute—

“contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” means an allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as amended by the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 that remove references to an income-based allowance, and a contribution-based allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as that Act has effect apart from those provisions;.