The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Jobseeking and Work for Your Benefit) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/397
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Jobseeking and Work for Your Benefit) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2012 and shall come into force on 1st March 2012.

Section 2 Amendment to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

In regulation 14(1)(h) (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 , after “youth custody institution” insert “and he is not given notice to participate in the Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme under regulation 4(1) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations 2011 ”.

Section 3 Amendment to the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations 2011

In regulation 5A (requirement to meet the jobseeking conditions) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations 2011 after paragraph (2) insert—

(3) A claimant who is participating in the Scheme is not required to meet the conditions set out in section 1(2)(a) and (c) of the Act if the claimant has been discharged from detention in a prison, remand centre or youth custody institution, for one week commencing with the date of that discharge.

Section 4 Revocation of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2010

The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2010 are revoked.