# The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008, Regulation 5: Transitional protection in relation to the Jobseekers Act 1995


In relation to a person who—
(a) is entitled to an existing award; or
(b) would be entitled to an existing award if that person made a claim described in regulation 2(2),
the Jobseekers Act 1995 shall continue to have effect as if paragraphs 12(2), (5)(b) and (6) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 had not come into effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/795/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-transitional-provisions-regulations-2008/regulation-5
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