PART 3Consequential provision

References to the lower profits threshold (secondary legislation)

5.—(1) In each of the following provisions, for “small profits threshold” substitute “lower profits threshold”—

(a)regulation 39(2)(a) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(1);

(b)regulation 39(2)(a) of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(2);

(c)regulation 102(3)(a) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(3);

(d)regulation 102(3)(a) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(4);

(e)regulation 14(2)(a) of the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996(5);

(f)in the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(6)—

(i)regulation 34(c), and

(ii)regulation 39(2)(a);

(g)in the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(7)—

(i)regulation 31(c), and

(ii)regulation 36(2)(a);

(h)in the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(8)—

(i)regulation 34(c), and

(ii)regulation 40(2)(a);

(i)in the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(9)—

(i)regulation 32(c), and

(ii)regulation 38(2)(a);

(j)regulation 99(3)(a) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008(10);

(k)regulation 99(3)(a) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(11);

(l)in the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012(12)—

(i)paragraph 28(c) of Schedule 1, and

(ii)paragraph 30(3)(a) of that Schedule;

(m)regulation 38(2)(a) of the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012(13);

(n)regulation 37(2)(a) of the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012(14);

(o)regulation 62(3)(a) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013(15);

(p)regulation 84(3)(a) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013(16);

(q)in the Council Tax Reduction Schemes and Prescribed Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2013(17)—

(i)paragraph 22(c) of Schedule 1, and

(ii)paragraph 24(3)(a) of that Schedule;

(r)in Schedule 6 to those regulations—

(i)paragraph 23(c), and

(ii)paragraph 25(3)(a);

(s)in the Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (Wales) Regulations 2013(18)—

(i)paragraph 57(c) of the Schedule, and

(ii)paragraph 59(3)(a) of that Schedule;

(t)regulation 62(3)(a) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(19);

(u)regulation 84(3)(a) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(20).

(2) In—

(a)each of those provisions, other than a provision mentioned in paragraph (i) of any of sub-paragraphs (f) to (i), (l) and (q) to (s) of paragraph (1), and

(b)regulation 14(2)(a) of the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(21),

after “income is” insert “equal to or”.

(3) In—

(a)each of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (1) other than a provision amended by paragraph (4) or (5),

(b)regulation 163(4)(d) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996,

(c)regulation 163(4)(e) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996,

(d)regulation 14(2)(a) of the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996,

(e)regulation 73(4)(d) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013, and

(f)regulation 73(4)(d) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016,

for “section 11(4)” substitute “section 11(4)(a)”.

(4) In regulation 99(3)(a) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, for “subsection (4)” substitute “subsection (4)(a)”.

(5) In regulation 84(3)(a) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, for “sub-section (4)” substitute “subsection (4)(a)”.