4Modifications

4 Modifications

Each modification of the operation of a provision of a social security law (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991) as set out in a Schedule to this instrument is determined for the purposes of item 40A of Schedule 11 to the Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020.

Schedule 1—Modifications of the Social Security Act 1991

1 Variation of point 1068‑G11

Point 1068‑G11 of the Social Security Act 1991 is varied by omitting the point and substituting:

Partner income reduction 1068‑G11 If a person has a partner income excess, the person’s partner income reduction is an amount equal to the following percentage of the person’s partner income excess: (a) 60%, unless paragraph (b) applies; (b) in relation to jobseeker payment and the period beginning on 25 September 2020 and ending at the end of 31 December—27%.