SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Jobseeker's allowance in interim period: consequential amendments

Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11)

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1

Section 8 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (effect of offence on joint-claim jobseeker's allowance) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2)—

a

at the beginning there is inserted “Except in prescribed circumstances”;

b

in paragraph (b), for sub-paragraph (i) there is substituted—

i

is a person whose failure sanctionable under section 19, 19A or 19B of the Jobseekers Act 1995 has given rise to a reduction under that section; or

3

Subsection (5) is repealed.