Subject to the provisions of this regulation and of section F137ZA(3) of the Social Security Act 1975 (disability living allowance) and section 20(6) F1and (6F) of the Social Security Act 1986 (F6working families' tax creditF1and F7disabled persons' tax credit) a claim for benefit shall be treated as made for an indefinite period and any award of benefit on that claim shall be made for an indefinite period.

Where an award of income support or an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is made in respect of F10a couple and one member of the couple is, at the date of claim, a person to whom section 126 of the Contributions and Benefits Act or, as the case may be, section 14 of the Jobseekers Act applies, the award of benefit shall cease when the person to whom section 126 or, as the case may be, section 14 applies returns to work with the same employer.

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F9Except in the case of claims for and awards of state pension credit, if F4... it would be inappropriate to treat a claim as made and to make an award for an indefinite period (for example where a relevant change of circumstances is reasonably to be expected in the near future) the claim shall be treated as made and the award shall be for a definite period which is appropriate in the circumstances.

In any case where benefit is awarded in respect of days subsequent to the date of claim the award shall be subject to the condition that the claimant satisfies the requirements for entitlementF8....

The provisions of Schedule 2 shall have effect in relation to claims for F5a jobseeker’s allowance made during periods connected with public holidays.