The Social Security (Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance) (Waiting Days) Amendment Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/2309
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance) (Waiting Days) Amendment Regulations 2014 and come into force on 27th October 2014.

Section 2 Increase in waiting days

(1) In regulation 46(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations1996 (waiting days), for “3” substitute “7”.

(2) In regulation 144(1) and (2)(d) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 (waiting days), for “3” substitute “7”.

(3) In regulation 36(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013 (waiting days), for “three” substitute “seven”.

(4) In regulation 85(1) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 (waiting days), for “three” substitute “seven”.

Section 3 Consequential amendments

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

(2) In regulation 141(2) (circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a person in hardship) , for “4th” substitute “8th”.

(3) In regulation 146C(2)(a) (circumstances in which a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance is payable where a joint-claim couple is a couple in hardship) , for “fourth” substitute “eighth”.

Section 4 Transitional provision

(1) Regulations 2(1), (3) and 3 do not apply where the jobseeking period for the purposes of paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 (supplementary provisions) to the Jobseekers Act 1995 began before 27th October 2014.

(2) Regulations 2(2) and (4) do not apply where the period of limited capability for work for the purposes of paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 (supplementary provisions) to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 began before 27th October 2014.

(3) The amendment to regulation 144(2)(d) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 made by regulation 2(2) does not apply where the beginning of the period of limited capability for work which relates to the former claimant’s entitlement began before 27th October 2014.