Jobseeker's Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1996
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 4th November 1996.(2) In these Regulations—to a numbered section is to the section of the Act bearing that number;to a numbered regulation is to the regulation in these Regulations bearing that number;in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph in that regulation bearing that number;in a paragraph to a lettered or numbered sub-paragraph is to the sub-paragraph in that paragraph bearing that letter or number.(4) For the avoidance of doubt, a person complies with any requirement or provision of these Regulations if he is treated as complying with that requirement or provision.(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, but subject to the following provisions of this regulation, the “jobseeking period" means any period throughout which the claimant satisfies or is treated as satisfying the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) and (e) to (i) of subsection (2) of section 1 (conditions of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance) .a claimant does not satisfy any of the requirements in section 1(2) (a) to (c) ; anda jobseeker’s allowance is payable to him on the grounds that the adjudication officer is satisfied that unless a jobseeker’s allowance is paid to the claimant he or a member of his family will suffer hardship,(3) Any period in which a claimant is entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance in accordance with regulation 13(3) shall, for the purposes of paragraph (1) , be treated as a period in which the claimant satisfies the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) and (e) to (i) of subsection (2) of section 1.any period in respect of which no claim for a jobseeker’s allowance has been made or treated as made;such period as falls before the day on which a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance is made or is treated as made or, where good cause is shown for a claim outside the prescribed time for claiming, before the earliest date in respect of which good cause is shown;where a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance has been made or treated as made but no entitlement to benefit arises in respect of a period before the date of claim by virtue of section 1(2) of the Administration Act (limits for backdating entitlement) , that period;a claimant satisfies the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) and (e) to (i) of subsection (2) of section 1; andentitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance ceases on the ground that the claimant failed to comply with requirements imposed by regulations made under section 8(1) (attendance, information and evidence) ,any week in which a claimant is not entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance in accordance with section 14 (trade disputes) .any period of not more than 12 weeks;a linked period;any two linked periods; ora jobseeking period and a linked period;a period in respect of which the claimant is summoned to jury service and is required to attend court.to the extent specified in F30paragraph (5) , any period throughout which the claimant is entitled to an invalid care allowance F39or carer’s allowance, as the case may be, under section 70 of the Benefits Act;any period throughout which the claimant is incapable of work, or is treated as incapable of work, in accordance with Part XIIA of the Benefits Act any period throughout which the claimant was entitled to a maternity allowance under section 35 of the Benefits Act;any period throughout which the claimant was engaged in training;a period which includes 6th October 1996 during which the claimant attends court in response to a summons for jury service and which was immediately preceded by a period of entitlement to unemployment benefit.(3) For the purpose of paragraph (4) a day of unemployment shall form part of a period of interruption of employment if a jobseeking period begins within 6 days of that day.(4) Any period of interruption of employment which ends within 8 weeks of the commencement of a jobseeking period as described in regulation 2(1) shall be treated, for the purposes of this regulation, as a jobseeking period.(5) A period of entitlement to an invalid care allowance F39or carer’s allowance, as the case may be, shall be a linked period only where it enables the claimant to satisfy contribution conditions for entitlement to a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance which he would otherwise be unable to satisfy.the person entitled was required to satisfy the provisions of section 124(1) (d) (i) of the Benefits Act (available for and actively seeking employment) as in force on the relevant day; andbut for any provision of the Act and these Regulations, the award would have continued beyond the current benefit week; oris not required, in accordance with regulation 8 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Income Support Regulations to be available for employment; andis not a person to whom regulation 8 of the Claims and Payments Regulations (attendance in person) applies; anddoes in fact make himself available for and actively seek employment and declares himself to be so.(2) An award of income support to a person commencing on a date after the current benefit week, shall be cancelled where the person’s entitlement was dependent upon his satisfying the requirements of section 124(1) (d) (i) of the Benefits Act (available for and actively seeking employment) as in force on the relevant day.(1) Paragraph (2) shall apply in the case of a person to whom unemployment benefit was payable in respect of the relevant day.an award of unemployment benefit until the end of the benefit week that includes the relevant day; andthereafter as an award of a jobseeker’s allowance until such date as the claimant fails to satisfy, or in respect of which he
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