The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) Amendment Regulations 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/13
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Joint Claims) Amendment Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 25th February 2008.

Section 2 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3A(1) (prescribed description of a joint-claim couple for the purposes of section 1(4)) , for “1957” substitute “1947”.

(3) In regulation 3E(2)(l) (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).