Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 1008
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2004
Made
31st March 2004
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995( 1 ) and approved by a resolution in each House of Parliament.
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 7(2)(a), 19(8)(b), 35(1)( 2 ) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and after reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee( 3 ), hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2004.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force—
(a) subject to sub-paragraph (b) on 19th April 2004;
(b) on 18th October 2004 for persons who on 19th April 2004 are entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance or have any earnings credited to them in accordance with regulation 8A of the Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975( 4 ).
Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996
2. —(1)The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996( 5 ) shall be amended in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In regulation 18 (steps to be taken by persons actively seeking employment) for paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
“ (1) For the purposes of section 7(1) (actively seeking employment) a person shall be expected to have to take more than two steps in any week unless taking one or two steps is all that is reasonable for that person to do in that week. ”
(3) In regulation 72(6)(b) (good cause for the purposes of section 19(5)(a) and (6)(c) and (d) and section 20A)( 6 ) for the words “one hour either way” to the end of the paragraph there shall be substituted—
“ ,—
(i) during the first 13 weeks of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance, one hour either way; and
(ii) in all other cases, one hour and thirty minutes either way,
by a route and means appropriate to his circumstances and to the employment, or to the carrying out of the jobseeker’s direction, unless, in view of the health of the person or any caring responsibilities of his, that time was or is unreasonable. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Chris Pond
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
31st March 2004
Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
See sections 170 and 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) ; paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.
S.I. 1996/207 .
Regulation 72(6) is amended by S.I. 2000/1978 .