# The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996, Paragraph 5


Where a claimant has ceased to occupy what was formerly the dwelling occupied as the home following his estrangement or divorce from or dissolution of a civil partnership with his former partner, that dwelling for a period of 26 weeks from the date on which he ceased to occupy that dwelling or, where that dwelling is occupied as the home by the former partner who is a lone parent, for as long as it is so occupied.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/207/schedule/8/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-1996/schedule-8/paragraph-5
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