Regulation 3 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

In regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996^f1 (citation, commencement and interpretation) for the definition of “benefit week” substitute—

• ““benefit week” means—

  1. (a)

     a period of 7 days ending with a day determined in accordance with paragraph (b) unless, in any particular case or class of case, the Secretary of State arranges otherwise;

  2. (b)

     the day specified for the purposes of paragraph (a) is the day in column (2) which corresponds to the series of numbers in column (1) which includes the last 2 digits of the person’s national insurance number—

     (1)	(2)
     00 to 19	Monday
     20 to 39	Tuesday
     40 to 59	Wednesday
     60 to 79	Thursday
     80 to 99	Friday;

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