# The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 152: Relevant week

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/198/regulation/152 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-152
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