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Regulation 152 Relevant weekI1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

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(1)

Where the part-week—

(a)

is the whole period for which a jobseeker’s allowance is payable or occurs at the beginning of an award, the relevant week is the period of 7 days ending on the last day of that part-week;

(b)

occurs at the end of an award, the relevant week is the period of 7 days beginning on and including the first day of the part-week, or

(c)

occurs because a jobseeker’s allowance is not payable for any period in accordance with Article 21 of the Order (circumstances in which a jobseeker’s allowance is not payable), the relevant week is the 7 days ending immediately before the start of the next benefit week to commence for that claimant.

(2)

Where a person has an award of a jobseeker’s allowance and his benefit week changes, for the purpose of calculating the amounts of a jobseeker’s allowance payable for the part-week beginning on and including the day after his last complete benefit week before the change and ending immediately before the change, the relevant week is the period of 7 days beginning on and including the day after the last complete benefit week.

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Commencement

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Reg. 152 in operation at 7.10.1996, see reg. 1(1)