The Jobseeker''s Allowance (Joint Claims) Amendment Regulations 2008
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2008/13 |
2008 No. 13
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) Amendment Regulations 2008
Made 8th January 2008
Laid before Parliament 14th January 2008
Coming into force 25th February 2008
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(2C) and (4)(b), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of, and paragraph 8A of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 19951.
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it2.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) Amendment Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 25th February 2008.
Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996
2.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 19963are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 3A(1) (prescribed description of a joint-claim couple for the purposes of section 1(4))4, for “1957” substitute “1947”.
(3) In regulation 3E(2)(l)5(entitlement of a member of a joint-claim couple to a jobseeker’s allowance without a claim being made jointly by the couple), for “27th October 2002” substitute “24th February 2008”.
(4) Omit regulation 3F (transitional case couples: prescribed circumstances and period for the purposes of paragraph 8A(2) of Schedule 1).
James Plaskitt
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
9th January 2008
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (“the 1996 Regulations”).
Certain people have to claim a jobseeker’s allowance as a couple rather than individually (known as a joint-claims couple). Regulation 2(2) amends the 1996 Regulations with the result that joint-claim couples shall include those childless couples where at least one member of the couple was born after 28th October 1947 instead of 28th October 1957.
Regulation 2(3) allows one member of a joint-claim couple to continue claiming a jobseeker’s allowance where that member, but not the other member, was entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance on 24th February 2008. This continued claim ends when the member who was not entitled on 24th February 2008 is required to attend a place specified by an employment officer.
Regulation 2(4) revokes...
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