Regulation 98 Entitlement for less than a week – amount of an employment and support allowance payable

This regulation applies where the claimant is entitled to an employment and support allowance for a part-week and this regulation is subject to the following provisions of this Part.

The amount payable by way of an employment and support allowance in respect of a part-week is to be calculated by applying the formula—

$$(N\chi X)/7$$

where—

• X is the amount calculated in accordance with section 2(1) of the Act;

• N is the number of days in the part-week.

In this Part—

• “part-week” means an entitlement to an employment and support allowance in respect of any period of less than a week; and

• “relevant week” means the period of seven days determined in accordance with regulation 99.