AI Summary of 8. Amendment of section 144 of Principal Act.
The Principal Act has been amended in section 144 to enhance clarity regarding references to civil partners and cohabitants. A new subsection (3A) clarifies that references to a civil partner and a cohabitant pertain to each partner or cohabitant in relation to the other, ensuring that mutual recognition is established in legal contexts.
Additionally, subsection (4) has been substituted to explicitly include 'pre-retirement allowance' under the definition of 'jobseeker's allowance'. This amendment aims to streamline the interpretation of benefits within this section, thereby enhancing compliance and ensuring equitable treatment across relevant financial assistance frameworks.
8. Amendment of section 144 of Principal Act.
The Principal Act is amended in section 144 -
(a) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (3):
"(3A) In this section -
(a) a reference to a civil partner is a reference to each civil partner of a couple in relation to the other, and
(b) a reference to a cohabitant is a reference to each cohabitant in relation to the other.", and
(b) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (4) (amended by section 19 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010):
"(4) For the purposes of this section, a reference to 'jobseeker's allowance' shall be read as including a reference to pre-retirement allowance.".