Regulation 61 Other young persons in prescribed circumstances

who is a person who is laid off or kept on short-time and is available for employment in accordance with section 6 and Chapter II of Part II read with regulation 64;

who is a member of a couple and is treated as responsible for a child who is a member of his household;

who falls within a prescribed category of persons for the purposes of section 124(1)(e) of the Benefits Act F1 and who is not claiming income support;

to whom section 3(1)(f)(ii) or section 3A(1)(e)(i) does not apply, who is a person falling within paragraph (2) of regulation 57, sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (1) of regulation 60, or sub-paragraph (b) or (c) of this paragraph, and who registers with Jobcentre Plus in accordance with regulation 62(2)(a); and

to whom section 3(1)(f)(ii) or section 3A(1)(e)(i) does not apply, who is a person falling within paragraph (2) of regulation 57, sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (1) of regulation 60, or sub-paragraph (b) or (c) of this paragraph, and who registers with Jobcentre Plus in accordance with regulation 62(2)(b).

who has accepted a firm offer of enlistment by one of the armed forces with a starting date not more than 8 weeks after the offer was made who was not in employment or training at the time of that offer and whose jobseeker’s allowance has never been reduced in accordance with regulation 63 or F3section 19(2)(c) or (d) or section 19A(2)(d), (e), (f) or (g) read with regulation 68 or F4reduced in accordance with section 19(2)(a) or (b) read with Part V.

who has limited capability for work for the purposes of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act.

The period in the case of any person falling within paragraph (1)(a) is the period starting with the date on which he was laid off or first kept on short-time and ending on the date on which he ceases to be laid off or kept on short-time or the day before the day he attains the age of 18 or at the expiry of the 13 week period starting with the date of the lay off, or date he was first kept on short-time, whichever first occurs;

except where paragraph (1)(d) or (e) applies, the period in the case of any person falling within paragraph F61(b), (c) or (g) is the period until the day before that person attains the age of 18 or until paragraph 1(b), (c) or (g) ceases to apply, whichever first occurs;

the period in the case of any person falling within paragraph (1)(d) is the period starting with the date of registration with F7Jobcentre Plus and ending on the day on which the person is next due to attend in accordance with regulation 23 F8or regulation 23A or on the date on which the period calculated in accordance with regulation 59(2) or 60(2) or sub-paragraph (b) would have expired, whichever first occurs;

the period in the case of any person falling within paragraph 1(e) is the period starting on the date of registration with F9Jobcentre Plus and ending five days after that date or on the day after the day on which he registered with F10a person other than Jobcentre Plus specified by the Secretary of State for the purposes of regulation 62(1), or on the date on which the period calculated in accordance with regulation 59(2) or 60(2) or sub-paragraph (b) would have expired, whichever first occurs;

the period in the case of any person falling within paragraph 1(f) is the period starting with the date of claim and ending with the day before the day on which he is due to enlist or the day before he attains the age of 18, whichever first occurs.