The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Hardship) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

• Citation: S.I. 2017/760
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Hardship) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into force on 23rd October 2017.

Section 2 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

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

(2) In regulation 140(1) (meaning of “person in hardship”)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (g), after “physical” insert “or mental”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (j), for “hardship.” substitute “hardship; or”;

(c) at the end of sub-paragraph (k) insert “; or”;

(d) after sub-paragraph (k) insert—

(l) is a person who is homeless within the meaning of Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 , Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 or Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 , as the case may be.

(3) In regulation 141(2) (circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a person in hardship), for “paragraph (d)(ii) of subsection (2)” substitute “paragraph (b) of subsection (2A)”.

(4) In regulation 146A(1) (meaning of “couple in hardship”)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (d), after “physical” insert “or mental”;

(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (g) insert “or”;

(c) at the end of sub-paragraph (h) insert “; or”;

(d) after sub-paragraph (h) insert—

(i) either member of the couple is a person who is homeless within the meaning of Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996, Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 or Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, as the case may be.