# The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996, Regulation 46: Waiting Days


(1) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act shall not apply in a case where–
(a) a person’s entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance commences within 12 weeks of an entitlement of his to income support, incapacity benefit , employment and support allowance , carer’s allowance or carer support payment coming to an end; or
(b) a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance falls to be determined by reference to section 3(1)(f)(ii) (persons under the age of 18); or
(c) a joint-claim couple are entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance in respect of themselves and that paragraph of that Schedule has already applied to one member of that couple in respect of a jobseeking period which is linked to a jobseeking period relating to that member which has commenced by virtue of his having claimed a jobseeker’s allowance as a member of that couple;
(d) a joint-claim couple have claimed a jobseeker’s allowance jointly within 12 weeks of either member of that couple being entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance, income support, incapacity benefit , employment and support allowance , carer’s allowance or carer support payment;
(e) a member of a joint-claim couple is both in receipt of a training allowance and the nominated member for the purposes of section 3B.
(2) In the case of a person to whom paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act applies, the number of days is 7.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/207/regulation/46 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-1996/regulation-46
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