The Social Security and Child Support (Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Amendment of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations

11.—(1) The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (8).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)after the definition of “the Contributions and Benefits Act” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““the Jobseekers Order” means the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;”;

(b)after the definition of “child benefit” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““contributory benefit” means any benefit payable under Part II of the Contributions and Benefits Act, and a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance;”, and

(c)in the definition of “personal benefit”(2) after “dependency benefit” there shall be inserted “, and includes a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance but not an income based jobseeker’s allowance,”.

(3) In regulation 4(1)(a)(3) (adjustment of personal benefit) after “injuries benefits)” there shall be inserted “or under the Jobseekers Order”.

(4) In regulation 10(1)(4) (adjustment of dependency benefit) after sub-paragraph (i) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(j)a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance,”.

(5) In regulation 14(5) (provisions for adjusting benefit for part of a week)—

(a)in paragraph (1)—

(i)in sub-paragraph (a) for “maternity benefit and unemployment benefit fall” there shall be substituted “maternity benefit falls”, and

(ii)in sub-paragraph (b) “or unemployment benefit” shall be omitted, and

(b)paragraph (2) shall be omitted.

(6) In regulation 16 (persons to be treated as entitled to benefit for certain purposes)—

(a)after the words “under the Act” in the first place where they occur there shall be inserted “or under the Jobseekers Order”, and

(b)after “made under it” there shall be inserted “, or under the Jobseekers Order and regulations made under it,”.

(7) In regulation 17 (prevention of double adjustments) after the words “under the Act” in each place where they occur there shall be inserted “or under the Jobseekers Order”.

(8) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 1(6) (personal benefit under the Act) for “Unemployment benefit” there shall be substituted “A contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance”.