# The Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 7: Claimant commitment — date and method of acceptance


(1) For the purposes of Article 3(2)(b) of the Order, a claimant who has accepted a claimant commitment within such period after making a claim for a jobseeker's allowance as the Department specifies is to be treated as having accepted that claimant commitment on the first day of the period in respect of which the claim is made.
(2) The Department may extend the period within which a claimant is required to accept a claimant commitment or an updated claimant commitment where the claimant requests that the Department review—
(a) any action proposed as a work search requirement or a work availability requirement; or
(b) whether any limitation should apply to those requirements,
and the Department considers that the request is reasonable.
(3) A claimant must accept a claimant commitment by one of the following methods, as specified by the Department—
(a) electronically;
(b) by telephone; or
(c) in writing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/218/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-allowance-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-7
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