The Income Support (General) and Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment Regulations 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/1921
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) and Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 2nd August 1999.

Section 2 Housing costs

(1) In paragraph 14 of Schedule 3 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (housing costs: linking rule)–

(a) in sub-paragraph (3A), after the word “shall” there shall be inserted the words “, subject to sub-paragraph (3AA),”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (3A) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph–

(3AA) Where the appropriate amount of a loan exceeds the amount specified in paragraph 11(5), sub-paragraph (3A) shall not apply except–

(a) for the purposes of paragraph 6(1) or 8(1); or

(b) where a person has ceased to be in receipt of income support for a period of 52 weeks or less because he or his partner is a welfare to work beneficiary.

(2) In paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (housing costs: linking rule)–

(a) in sub-paragraph (4), after the word “shall” there shall be inserted the words “, subject to sub-paragraph (4A),”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph–

(4A) Where the appropriate amount of a loan exceeds the amount specified in paragraph 10(4), sub-paragraph (4) shall not apply except–

(a) for the purposes of paragraph 6(1) or 7(1); or

(b) where a person has ceased to be in receipt of a jobseeker’s allowance for a period of 52 weeks or less because he or his partner is a welfare to work beneficiary.