# The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996, Regulation 152: Relevant week


(1) Where the part-week–
(a) is the whole period for which a jobseeker’s allowance is payable or occurs at the beginning of an award, the relevant week is the period of 7 days ending on the last day of that part-week; or
(b) occurs at the end of an award, the relevant week is the period of 7 days beginning on the first day of the part week; or
(c) occurs because a jobseeker’s allowance is reduced for any period in accordance with regulations 69, 69A or 69B, the relevant week is the 7 days ending immediately before the start of the next benefit week to commence for that claimant or the joint-claim couple.
(2) Except in a case to which paragraph (3) applies, where a person has an award of a jobseeker’s allowance and his benefit week changes, for the purpose of calculating the amounts of a jobseeker’s allowance payable for the part-week beginning on the day after his last complete benefit week before the change and ending immediately before the change, the relevant week is the period of 7 days beginning on the day after the last complete benefit week.
(3) Where a joint-claim couple have an award of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance and their benefit week changes, for the purpose of calculating the amounts of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance payable for the part-week beginning on the day after their last complete benefit week before the change and ending immediately before the change, the relevant week is the period of 7 days beginning on the day after the last complete benefit week.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/207/regulation/152 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-1996/regulation-152
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