Regulation 50 Persons temporarily absent from Great Britain

not exceeding 4 weeks in the circumstances specified in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4);

not exceeding 8 weeks in the circumstances specified in paragraph (5) F1; and

not exceeding 26 weeks in the circumstances specified in paragraph (5A).

the claimant is in Northern Ireland and satisfies the conditions of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

immediately preceding the period of absence from Great Britain the claimant was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

the period of absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks.

immediately preceding the period of absence from Great Britain the claimant was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

the period of absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks; and

while absent from Great Britain, the claimant continues to satisfy, or be treated as satisfying, the other conditions of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

is one of a couple, both of whom are absent from Great Britain, where a premium referred to in paragraphs 10, 11, 12, 13 or 15 of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) is applicable in respect of the claimant’s partner.

while absent from Great Britain the person is in receipt of a training allowance; and

regulation 170 (person in receipt of training allowance) applies in his case; and

immediately preceding his absence from Great Britain, he was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance.

immediately preceding the period of absence from Great Britain, the claimant was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

the period of absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks; and

the claimant continues to satisfy or be treated as satisfying the other conditions of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

the claimant is, or the claimant and any other member of his family are, accompanying a member of the claimant’s family who is a child or young person solely in connection with arrangements made for the treatment of that child or young person for a disease or bodily or mental disablement; and

those arrangements relate to treatment–

the claimant was present in a country or territory outside Great Britain immediately before His Majesty’s Government—

paragraphs (1)(a) or (b), (6), (6AA), (6A), (6B), (6C) or (6D) applied to the person when the public information was issued or the evacuation began;

the Secretary of State is satisfied that it would be unreasonable to expect the claimant to return, or have returned, to Great Britain; and

the claimant did not enter that country or territory when His Majesty’s Government’s public information was to advise British nationals to leave that country or territory.

the absence is for the purpose of attending an interview for employment; and

the absence is for 7 consecutive days or less; and

notice of the proposed absence is given to the employment officer before departure, and is given in writing if so required by the officer; and

on his return to Great Britain the person satisfies the employment officer that he attended for the interview in accordance with his notice.

he was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance immediately before the beginning of that period of temporary absence; and

that period of temporary absence is for the purpose of the claimant receiving treatment at a hospital or other institution outside Great Britain where the treatment is being provided—

he is temporarily absent from Great Britain; or

he has made definite arrangements to be temporarily absent from Great Britain from some future date,

not exceeding 4 weeks where he is in Northern Ireland and the period of absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks;

not exceeding 4 weeks where he is in receipt of a training allowance during the period of absence and regulation 170 applies in his case; or

not exceeding 7 days where the absence is for the purpose of attending an interview for employment,

he and the other member of that couple were entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance immediately before the beginning of that period of temporary absence; and

that period of temporary absence is for the purpose of the claimant receiving treatment at a hospital or other institution outside Great Britain where the treatment is being provided—

P’s absence is for the purpose of taking part in annual continuous training as a member of any F10... reserve force prescribed in Part 1 of Schedule 6 to the Contributions Regulations; and

P or P’s partner was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance immediately before the period of absence began.