Jobseekers Act 1995

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1. Introductory Text

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   Part I The Jobseeker’s Allowance

   1. Entitlement

      1. 1. The jobseeker’s allowance.

      2. 2. The contribution-based conditions.

      3. 3. The income-based conditions.

      4. 3A. The conditions for claims by joint-claim couples.

      5. 3B. Joint-claim couples: the nominated member.

      6. 4. Amount payable by way of a jobseeker’s allowance.

      7. 4A. Amount payable in respect of joint-claim couple.

      8. 5. Duration of a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance.

   2. Jobseeking

      1. 6. Availability for employment.

      2. 7. Actively seeking employment.

      3. 8. Attendance, information and evidence.

      4. 9. The jobseeker’s agreement.

      5. 10. Variation of jobseeker’s agreement.

      6. 11. Jobseeker’s agreement: reviews and appeals.

   3. Income and capital

      1. 12. Income and capital: general.

      2. 13. Income and capital: income-based jobseeker’s allowance.

   4. Trade disputes

      1. 14. Trade disputes.

      2. 15. Effect on other claimants.

      3. 15A. Trade disputes: joint-claim couples.

   5. Persons under 18

      1. 16. Severe hardship.

      2. 17. Reduced payments.

      3. 18. Recovery of overpayments.

   6. “Work for your benefit” schemes etc.

      1. 17A. Schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment: “work for your benefit” schemes etc.

      2. 17B. Section 17A: supplemental

   7. Persons dependent on drugs etc.

      1. 17C. Persons dependent on drugs etc.

      2. 18. Recovery of overpayments.

   8. Denial of jobseeker’s allowance

      1. 19. Circumstances in which a jobseeker’s allowance is not payable.

      2. 19A. Other sanctions

      3. 19B. Claimants ceasing to be available for employment etc

      4. 19C. Hardship payments

      5. 20. Exemptions from section 19.

      6. 20A. (1) Where this section applies to a member of a...

      7. 20B. (1) Section 20A shall not be taken to apply to...

   9. Miscellaneous

      1. 20E. Contracting out

      2. 21. Supplementary provisions.

      3. 22. Members of the forces.

      4. 23. Recovery of sums in respect of maintenance.

      5. 24. Effect of alteration of rates.

      6. 25. Age increases.

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   Part II Back to Work Schemes

   1. 26. The back to work bonus.

   2. 27. Employment of long-term unemployed: deductions by employers.

   3. 28. Expedited claims for housing benefit and council tax benefit.

   4. 29. Pilot schemes.

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   Part III Miscellaneous and Supplemental

   1. 30. Grants for resettlement places.

   2. 31. Termination of awards.

   3. 32. Insolvency.

   4. 33. Inspectors.

   5. 34. Offences.

   6. 35. Interpretation.

   7. 36. Regulations and orders.

   8. 37. Parliamentary control.

   9. 38. General financial arrangements.

   10. 39. Provision for Northern Ireland.

   11. 40. Transitional provisions.

   12. 41. Short title, commencement, extent etc.