The Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Amendment Regulations 2008
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2008/759 |
| Year | 2008 |
2008 No. 759
Social Security
The Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Amendment Regulations 2008
Made 18th March 2008
Laid before Parliament 25th March 2008
Coming into force 28th April 2008
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2AA(1) and (4) to (7), 189(1) and (4) to (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 19921.
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it2.
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Amendment Regulations 2008.
(2) They shall come into force on 28th April 2008.
Amendment of the Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Regulations 2003
2.—(1) The Social Security (Jobcentre Plus Interviews for Partners) Regulations 20033are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation and application)—
(a)
(a) in the heading, omit “and application”;
(b)
(b) in paragraph (1), in the definition of “partner” omit paragraph (a);
(c)
(c) omit paragraph (2).
(3) For regulation 3 (requirement for partner to take part in an interview as a condition of a specified benefit continuing to be paid at full amount) substitute—
“Partner of a person claiming a specified benefit to take part in an interview
3.—(1) Subject to regulations 5 to 8, a partner to whom this regulation applies is required to take part in an interview as a condition of the claimant continuing to be paid the full amount of a specified benefit which is payable apart from these Regulations.
(2) This regulation applies to a partner of a person claiming a specified benefit where—
(a)
(a) the claimant has been continuously entitled to a specified benefit for at least 26 weeks;
(b)
(b) the claimant has been awarded the benefit at a higher rate referable to the partner;
(c)
(c) the benefit is administered from a designated Jobcentre Plus Office4; and
(d)
(d) the partner has not taken part or been required to take part in an interview under these Regulations.
(3) Where a requirement to take part in an interview arises under this regulation in relation to a particular specified benefit, the requirement also applies in relation to any other specified benefit in payment to the claimant at a higher rate referable to his partner on the date set for the interview and notified to the partner in accordance with regulation 9(1).
Partner of a person claiming jobseeker’s allowance to take part in an interview where child or qualifying young person in household
3A.—(1) Subject to regulations 5 to 8, a partner to whom this regulation applies is required to take part in an interview as a condition of the claimant continuing to be paid the full amount of a jobseeker’s allowance which is payable apart from these Regulations.
(2) This regulation applies to a partner of a person claiming a jobseeker’s allowance where—
(a)
(a) the claimant or the partner is responsible for a child or qualifying young person who is a member of that person’s household;
(b)
(b) the claimant has been continuously entitled to a...
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