The Child Benefit, Child Support and Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996

Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance RegulationsE+W+S

44.—(1) Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (applicable amounts) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In Part II (family premium), in paragraph 4, after the words “shall be", there shall be inserted the words—

(a)where the claimant is a lone parent and no premium is applicable under paragraph 10, 11, 12 or 13, £15.75;

(b)in any other case,.

(3) In Part III (premiums)—

(a)in paragraph 5, for the words “paragraphs 9" there shall be substituted the words “paragraphs 10";

(b)paragraph 9 (lone parent premium) shall be omitted.

(4) In Part IV (amounts of premiums), in paragraph 20, the entries in both columns of sub-paragraph (1) (lone parent premium) shall be omitted.