23.—(1) Section 13A of the Administration Act (payment out of benefit of sums in respect of mortgage interest, etc.) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1) after “income support” insert (in each place) “or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance”.
(3) In the definition of “qualifying associate”, in subsection (4)—
(a)after “support” insert “or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” ; and
(b)after “Act” insert “or (as the case may be) under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995,”.
(4) In the definition of “relevant benefits” in subsection (4), after “Act;” insert—
“(aa)a jobseeker’s allowance;”.