The Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

Circumstances in which a person is to be treated as actively seeking employment

7.—(1) Regulation 19 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In paragraph (1)(i), for the words “for that period” there shall be substituted the words “for the period beginning on the date of claim and ending on the day before the beginning of the first week after the date of claim”.

(3) Paragraph (1)(j) shall be amended to read as follows—

if the award is terminated other than on the last day of a week, for the period beginning with the beginning of the week in which the award is terminated and ending on the day on which the award is terminated;