SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Joint claims for jobseeker’s allowance

Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18)

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In section 17 (reduction of allowance payable to young persons), after subsection (1) insert—

1A

Regulations may provide for the amount of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance payable in respect of any joint-claim couple where a member of the couple is a young person to whom this section applies to be reduced—

a

in such circumstances,

b

by such a percentage, and

c

for such a period,

as may be prescribed.