# The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987, Paragraph 18


In this Schedule “initial period” means that period provided by paragraph 16(2) consisting of a week or multiple of weeks beginning with the first day of the benefit week following the date of the adjudication officer's decision involving a determination that the person concerned is a person in board and lodging accommodation because of paragraph 16(2), being a week or multiple of weeks that correspond to benefit weeks during which the person is required to be available for employment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1987/459/schedule/5/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/income-support-general-regulations-northern-ireland-1987/schedule-5/paragraph-18
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