Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Jobseeker's Allowance Transition) Regulations 2013.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Transition) Regulations 2013.
(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2013 shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2013.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 142 of 2007 ).
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paragraphs: These Regulations come into operation on 4 July 2013.
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paragraphs: Article 117 of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “Other than in the case of a person to whom section 148A applies, for the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 3,” for “For the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 3,”.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended by inserting the following article after article 118:
“Prescribed manner for making declaration under section 148A.
118A. A person shall make a declaration for the purposes of subsections (2) and (3) of section 148A by—
(a) attending at an office of the Minister at such time as the Minister may direct for the purpose of making—
(i) a written declaration in such form as the Minister may determine, or
(ii) where the Minister considers it appropriate, a declaration by means of an electronic communication by way of the transmission of a signature in electronic form,
or
(b) making a declaration in such other manner as the Minister may consider appropriate having regard to the circumstances, including by way of an electronic communication transmitted by means of the internet,
that he or she—
(I) is the parent, step-parent, adoptive parent or legal guardian of at least one child who has not attained the age of 14 years and who normally resides, in accordance with article 128, with that person, and
(II) is not a cohabitant.”.
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paragraphs: Article 196 of the Principal Regulations is amended—
(a) in sub-article (1)—
(i) in paragraph (a), by substituting “jobseeker’s allowance (other than jobseeker’s allowance payable to a person to whom section 148A applies),” for “jobseeker’s allowance,”, and
(ii) in paragraph (b), by substituting “prisoner’s wife’s allowance by virtue of section 178, jobseeker’s allowance payable to a person to whom section 148A applies,” for “prisoner’s wife’s allowance by virtue of section 178,”,
(b) in sub-article (5) by substituting “Other than in the case of jobseeker’s allowance payable to a person to whom section 148A applies and notwithstanding section 141(1),” for “Notwithstanding section 141(1)”.
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are amended by inserting the following article after article 222:
“Payment of one-parent family payment with jobseeker’s allowance.
222A. (1) Notwithstanding section 247(1) or (2), where a person is in receipt of one-parent family payment—
(a) which ceases to be paid, and
(b) in the second last or the last payment week for which such one-parent family payment is paid, that person becomes entitled to jobseeker’s allowance (other than jobseeker’s allowance payable to a person to whom section 148A applies),
such one-parent family payment and jobseeker’s allowance may be paid as follows—
(i) in respect of the second last payment week for which such one-parent family payment is paid, jobseeker’s allowance may be paid—
(I) from the Wednesday of that payment week, or
(II) where that person becomes entitled to jobseeker’s allowance from a day later than the Wednesday in that payment week, from such later day in that payment week,
until the Tuesday of the following week, and
(ii) in respect of the last payment week for which such one-parent family payment is paid, jobseeker’s allowance may be paid—
(I) in the case of a person to whom paragraph (i) of this sub-article applies, from the Wednesday of that payment week, and
(II) in any other case—
(A) from the Wednesday of that payment week, or
(B) where that person becomes entitled to jobseeker’s allowance from a day later than the Wednesday in that payment week, from such later day in that payment week,
until the Tuesday of the following week.
(2) Notwithstanding section 247(1) or (2), where a person is in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance payable to a person to whom section 148A applies—
(a) which ceases to be paid, and
(b) in the second last or the last payment week for which such jobseeker’s allowance under section 148A is paid, that person becomes entitled to jobseeker’s allowance (other than jobseeker’s allowance payable to a person to whom section 148A applies),
such jobseeker’s allowance under section 148A and jobseeker’s allowance may be paid as follows—
(i) in respect of the second last payment week for which such jobseeker’s allowance under section 148A is paid, jobseeker’s allowance may be paid—
(I) from the Wednesday of that payment week, or
(II) where that person becomes entitled to jobseeker’s allowance from a day later than the Wednesday in that payment week, from such later day in that payment week,
until the Tuesday of the following week, and
(ii) in respect of the last payment week for which such jobseeker’s allowance under section 148A is paid, jobseeker’s allowance may be paid—
(I) in the case of a person to whom paragraph (i) of this sub-article applies, from the Wednesday of that payment week, and
(II) in any other case—
(A) from the Wednesday of that payment week, or
(B) where that person becomes entitled to jobseeker’s allowance from a day later than the Wednesday in that payment week, from such later day in that payment week,
until the Tuesday of the following week.
(3) In this article ‘payment week’—
(a) in respect of—
(i) one-parent family payment, other than one-parent family payment payable in respect of a widow, a widower or a surviving civil partner, or
(ii) jobseeker’s allowance payable to a person to whom section 148A applies,
means the period commencing on the Thursday of one week and ending on the Wednesday of the following week, and
(b) in respect of one-parent family payment payable in respect of a widow, a widower or a surviving civil partner, means the period commencing on the Friday of one week and ending on the Thursday of the following week.”.