Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996E+W+S
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8.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996() are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1 (interpretation), in paragraph (3) at the appropriate place insert—
““parental bereavement leave” means leave under section 80EA of the Employment Rights Act 1996;”.
(3) In regulation 15 (circumstances in which a person is not to be regarded as available), for paragraph (1)(bc) substitute—
“(bc)if that person is on ordinary or additional adoption leave, shared parental leave, paternity leave, or parental bereavement leave by virtue of section 75A, 75B, or 80EA of the Employment Rights Act 1996;”.
(4) In regulation 52 (persons treated as engaged in remunerative work), in paragraph (1), after “shared parental leave” insert “, parental bereavement leave”.
(5) In regulation 98 (earnings of employed earners), in paragraph (2)(c), after “shared parental leave” insert “, parental bereavement leave”.
(6) In Schedule 7 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) in paragraph 4—
(a)after “statutory shared parental pay by virtue of Part 12ZC of the Benefits Act,” insert “statutory parental bereavement pay by virtue of Part 12ZD of the Benefits Act,”;
(b)for “or shared parental leave” substitute “, shared parental leave or parental bereavement leave”.