Regulation 5 Circumstances in which requirement to participate in the Scheme is suspended or ceases to apply

(1)

Where a claimant (“C”) is—

(a)

subject to a requirement to participate in the Scheme, and

(b)

while C is subject to such a requirement, the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations apply so that C is not required to meet the jobseeking conditions M1

C's requirement to participate in the Scheme is suspended for the period during which C is not required to meet the jobseeking conditions.

(2)

A requirement to participate in the Scheme ceases to apply to a claimant (“C”) if—

(a)

the Secretary of State gives C notice in writing that C is no longer required to participate in the Scheme, or

(b)

C's award of jobseeker's allowance terminates,

whichever is earlier.

(3)

Where paragraph (2)(a) applies, the requirement ceases to apply on the day specified in the notice.

Annotations

M1: See section 17A(10) of the Act for the meaning of the “jobseeking conditions”.