# The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996, Regulation 17B: Further circumstances in which a person is to be treated as available: lone parents with children aged 5 not in full-time education


A lone parent shall be treated as available for employment in any week where—
(a) the lone parent is responsible for, and a member of the same household as, a child who is aged 5;
(b) the child—
(i) is nor receiving full-time education by regular attendance at school or otherwise; and
(ii) is not required by law to receive full-time education; and
(c) it would be unreasonable for the lone parent to make other arrangements for the care of that child.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/207/regulation/17B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-1996/regulation-17B
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