Editing Jobseeker's Allowance (section)

===Legislation===

In 1995, legislation was passed through the House of Commons entitled the Jobseekers Act 1995.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ye_eN5adagIC&pg=PA20 |title=Welfare Reform Bill |date=2011 |publisher=[[The Stationery Office]] |isbn=978-0-215-55775-9 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite legislation UK |type=act |year=1995 |chapter=18 |act=Jobseekers Act 1995}}</ref> The ''Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996''<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|year=1996|number=207|si=The Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996}}</ref> were produced within a period of six months from the act coming into force, with the change of Income Support provision to Jobseekers Allowance occurring on 7 October 1996.<ref>{{Cite legislation UK |type=si|year=1996|number=2567|si=The Jobseeker's Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1996}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Slynn |first1=Gordon |author-link=Gordon Slynn, Baron Slynn of Hadley |last2=Cooke |first2=Robin |author-link2=Robin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon |last3=Hope |first3=David |author-link3=David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead |last4=Millett |first4=Peter |author-link4=Peter Millett, Baron Millett |last5=Scott |first5=Richard |author-link5=Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote |date=2001-06-28 |title=Judgments - Chief Adjudication Officer v. Stafford and Another |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200102/ldjudgmt/jd010628/staff-1.htm |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=parliament.uk}}</ref> Previously, on 11 September 1996, the ''Social Security (Credits and Contributions) (Jobseeker's Allowance Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996''<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|year=1996|number=2367|si=The Social Security (Credits and Contributions) (Jobseeker's Allowance Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments)  Regulations 1996}}</ref> were created, brought before parliament five days later and subsequently made policy coming into force also on 7 October.

The change was introduced to ''streamline'' the systematic administration of benefits by improving claimant compliance and to partially remove the distinction between means-tested claimants and those claiming against contribution records.<ref>{{cite legislation UK |type=si |si=The Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 2013 |year=2013 |number=378}}</ref>