Article 6 Amount payable by way of a jobseeker's allowance

In the case of a F1contribution-based jobseeker's allowance, the amount payable in respect of a claimant ( “his personal rate”) shall be calculated by—

The age-related amount applicable to a claimant, for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), shall be determined in accordance with regulations.

F3In the case of an income-based jobseeker's allowanceF4 (other than a joint-claim jobseeker's allowance), the amount payable shall be—

In the case of a joint-claim jobseeker's allowance, the amount payable in respect of a joint-claim couple shall be—

Except in prescribed circumstances, a jobseeker's allowance shall not be payable where the amount otherwise payable would be less than a prescribed minimum.

The applicable amount shall be such amount or the aggregate of such amounts as may be determined in accordance with regulations.

F5Where a claimant is entitled to both a contribution-based jobseeker's allowance and an income-based jobseeker's allowance but has no income, the amount payable by way of a jobseeker's allowance shall be—

Where the amount payable to a claimant to whom paragraph (6) apples is the applicable amount, the amount payable to him by way of a jobseeker's allowance shall be taken to consist of two elements—

Where a claimant is entitled to both a contribution-based jobseeker's allowance and an income-based conditions and has an income, the amount payable by way of a jobseeker's allowance shall be—

Where the amount payable to a claimant to whom paragraph (8) applies is the amount by which the applicable amount exceeds his income, the amount payable to him by way of a jobseeker's allowance shall be taken to consist of two elements—

The element of a jobseeker's allowance mentioned in paragraph (7)(a) and that mentioned in paragraph (9)(a) shall be treated, for the purpose of identifying the source of the allowance, as attributable to the claimant's entitlement to a contribution-based jobseeker's allowance.

The element of a jobseeker's allowance mentioned in paragraph (7)(b) and that mentioned in paragraph (9)(b) shall be treated, for the purpose of identifying the source of the allowance, as attributable to the claimant's entitlement to an income-based jobseeker's allowance.

In paragraphs (6) to (11) “claimant” does not include—

but Article 6A, which contains corresponding provisions relating to joint-claim couples, applies instead.

Regulations under paragraph (5) may provide that, in prescribed cases, an applicable amount is to be nil.