# The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020, Regulation 8: Jobseeker's Allowance – periods of sickness


(1) A person who has an award of jobseeker's allowance and who is—
(a) infected or contaminated with coronavirus disease;
(b) in isolation; or
(c) caring for a child or qualifying young person who is a member of the person's household and who falls within sub-paragraph (a) or (b),
and who satisfies the requirements for entitlement to a jobseeker's allowance other than those specified in Article 3(2)(f) of the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 is to be treated as capable of work or as not having limited capability for work.
(2) Any period during which this regulation applies to the person is to be disregarded for the purposes of calculating the number of occasions for the purposes of—
(a) regulations 55 and 55ZA of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 ;
(b) regulations 45 and 46 of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 .
(3) In this regulation, “jobseeker's allowance” means an allowance under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/53/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-8
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