in any other case, throughout the period beginning on the date on which he starts attending or undertaking the course and ending on the last day of the course or on such earlier date (if any) as he finally abandons it or is dismissed from it.

where a person has failed examinations or has failed to successfully complete a module relating to a period when he was attending or undertaking a part of the course as a full-time course of study, any period in respect of which he attends or undertakes the course for the purpose of retaking those examinations or that module;

any period of vacation within the period specified in that paragraph or immediately following that period except where the person has registered with the educational establishment to attend or undertake the final module in the course and the vacation immediately follows the last day on which he is required to attend or undertake the course.

he has subsequently ceased to be engaged in caring for that person or, as the case may be, he has subsequently recovered from that illness; and

he is not eligible for a grant or a student loan (as defined in regulation 130) in respect of the period specified in paragraph (3E).

the day on which he resumes attending or undertaking the course; or

the day from which the relevant educational establishment has agreed that he may resume attending or undertaking the course,

for the first three weeks of any other period of absence.

the carer of a person consulted under F154sub-paragraphs (a) or (ab).

to a numbered section is to the section of the Act bearing that number;

to a numbered Part is to the Part of these Regulations bearing that number;

to a numbered regulation or Schedule is to the regulation in or Schedule to these Regulations bearing that number;

in a regulation or Schedule to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph in that regulation or Schedule bearing that number;

in a paragraph to a lettered or numbered sub-paragraph is to the sub-paragraph in that paragraph bearing that letter or number.

any member of the claimant’s family;

a child or young person who is living with the claimant but who is not a member of his household by virtue of regulation 78 (circumstances in which a person is to be treated as being or not being a member of the household);

a person who lives with the claimant in order to care for him or for the claimant’s partner and who is engaged for that purpose by a charitable or voluntary organisation (other than a public or local authority) which makes a charge to the claimant or the claimant’s partner for the care provided by that person;

the partner of a person to whom sub-paragraph (c) applies.

who is liable to make payments on a commercial basis to the claimant or the claimant’s partner in respect of his occupation of the claimant’s dwelling;

to whom the claimant or the claimant’s partner is liable to make payments on a commercial basis in respect of his occupation of that person’s dwelling;

who is a member of the household of a person to whom sub-paragraph (a) or (b) applies.

a partner of a person to whom sub-paragraph (a) applies.

any claim made by both members of that couple for a jobseeker’s allowance may be treated as a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance made by either member of that couple;

any award of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance in respect of that couple may be terminated and may be replaced by a replacement award,

provides such evidence as the Secretary of State may require confirming that the couple are responsible for one or more children; and

advises the Secretary of State as to which member of the couple is to be the claimant.

died;

ceased to be a child or children for whom they are responsible; or

reached the age of 16 and are F164not qualifying young persons within the meaning of section 142 of the Benefits Act (child and qualifying young person).

any claim made by either member of that couple for a jobseeker’s allowance may be treated as a claim made by both members of the couple;

any award of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance, or a replacement award, in respect of either member of that couple may be terminated and may be replaced by a new award in respect of the couple,

has sufficient evidence to decide whether a new award should be made; and

is informed as to which member of the couple is to be the nominated member for the purposes of section 3B.

the members of that couple claim a jobseeker’s allowance jointly;

one member satisfies the conditions set out in section 1(2)(a) to (c) and (e) to (i); and

the other member satisfies the condition in section 1(2)(e) and (h) but is not required to satisfy the other conditions in section 1(2B)(b) because, subject to paragraph (3), he is a person to whom any paragraph in Schedule A1 applies; and

the conditions set out in section 3A are satisfied in relation to the couple.

was engaged in remunerative work;

had been summoned to jury service; or

was within a linked period as prescribed in regulation 48(2).

he satisfies the conditions set out in section 1(2) (a) to (c) and (e) to (i);

he satisfies the conditions set out in section 3; and

the other member of that couple fails to meet the conditions of entitlement set out in section 1(2B)(b) and is a person to whom paragraph (2) applies.

who has failed to attend at the time and place specified by the employment officer for the purposes of regulation 6 of the Claims and Payments Regulations;

in respect of whom it has been determined by the Secretary of State that the conditions in section 1(2)(a) to (c) have not been satisfied but only for so long as it has been so determined in respect of that member;

who is temporarily absent from Great Britain;

who is a person from abroad as defined for the purposes of regulation F16685A and Schedule 5;

who is subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9) of the Immigration and Asylum Act;

who is over pensionable age;

who is engaged, or has agreed to be engaged, in remunerative work for F16716 hours or more per week but less than 24 hours per week;

who has claimed a maternity allowance payable in accordance with section 35 F168or 35B of the Benefits Act or who has claimed statutory maternity pay payable in accordance with Part XII of that Act;

who is or has been pregnant and to whom sub-paragraph (h) does not apply but only for the period commencing 11 weeks before the expected week of confinement and ending F169twenty eight weeks after the date on which the pregnancy ends;

in respect of whom there is an Order in Council under section 179 of the Administration Act giving effect to a reciprocal agreement which, for the purposes of jobseeker’s allowance, has effect as if a payment made by another country is to be treated as a payment of a jobseeker’s allowance; F170...

who is in receipt of statutory sick pay and who, immediately before he became incapable of work, was engaged in remunerative work for F17116 hours or more per week F172or

a person’s entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance commences within 12 weeks of an entitlement of his to income support, incapacity benefitF395, employment and support allowance or F396carer’s allowance coming to an end; or

a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance falls to be determined by reference to section 3(1)(f)(ii) (persons under the age of 18)F397; or

a joint-claim couple are entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance in respect of themselves and that paragraph of that Schedule has already applied to one member of that couple in respect of a jobseeking period which is linked to a jobseeking period relating to that member which has commenced by virtue of his having claimed a jobseeker’s allowance as a member of that couple;

a joint-claim couple have claimed a jobseeker’s allowance jointly within 12 weeks of either member of that couple being entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance, income support, incapacity benefitF399, employment and support allowance or F396carer’s allowance;

a member of a joint-claim couple is both in receipt of a training allowance and the nominated member for the purposes of section 3B.

a claimant does not satisfy any of the requirements in section 1(2)(a) to (c), and

a jobseeker’s allowance is payable to him in accordance with Part IX (Hardship), F401or, where the claimant is a member of a joint-claim couple, a jobseeker’s allowance is payable in accordance with Part IXA (hardship)

any period in respect of which no claim for a jobseeker’s allowance has been made or treated as made;

such period as falls before the day on which a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance is made or treated as made F403...;

where a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance has been made or treated as made but no entitlement to benefit arises in respect of a period before the date of claim by virtue of section 1(2) of the Administration Act (limits for backdating entitlement), that period;

any week in which a claimant is not entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance in accordance with section 14 (trade disputes).

subject to regulation 2A, any period in respect of which the claimant is not entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance because section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) applies.

which falls within a jobseeking period F405and either;

which falls within a period which is treated as a period in which the claimant satisfies the conditions specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (2) of section 1, in accordance with paragraph (2),

where a linked period commenced before 7th October 1996F416..., any days of unemployment which form part of a period of interruption of employment where the last day of unemployment in that period of interruption of employment was no more than 8 weeks before the date upon which that linked period commenced;

where a jobseeking period or a linked period commences on 7th October 1996, any period of interruption of employment ending within the 8 weeks preceding the day the jobseeking period or linked period commenced,

where a jobseeking period or a linked period commences after 7th October 1996, any period of interruption of employment ending within the 12 weeks preceding that date,

any period of not more than 12 weeks;

linked period;

a period in respect of which the claimant is summoned for jury service and is required to attend court.

to the extent specified in paragraph (3), any period throughout which the claimant is entitled to F420a F420carer’s allowance under section 70 of the Benefits Act;

any period throughout which the claimant is incapable of work, or is treated as incapable of work, in accordance with Part XIIA of the Benefits Act F421;

any period throughout which the claimant has, or is treated as having, limited capability for work for the purposes of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act;

any period throughout which the claimant was entitled to a maternity allowance under section 35 F423or 35B of the Benefits Act;

any period throughout which the claimant was engaged in training for which a training allowance is payable.

a period which includes 6th October F4251996 during which the claimant attends court in response to a summons for jury service and which was immediately preceded by a period of entitlement to unemployment benefit.

any period throughout which the claimant was participating in an employment zone programme and was not entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance because, as a consequence of his participation in that programme, he was engaged in remunerative work or failed to satisfy the condition specified in section 2(1)(c) or in section 3(1)(a).

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is employed as an employed earner or a self-employed earner for a period of more than 12 weeks, then no day which falls within or follows that period shall be days on which the person is treated as satisfying those conditions so however that this paragraph shall not prevent paragraph (2) from again applying to a person who makes a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance after that period.

not exceeding 4 weeks in the circumstances specified in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4);

not exceeding 8 weeks in the circumstances specified in paragraph (5).

the claimant is in Northern Ireland and satisfies the conditions of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

immediately preceding the period of absence from Great Britain the claimant was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

the period of absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks.

immediately preceding the period of absence from Great Britain the claimant was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

the period of absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks; and

while absent from Great Britain, the claimant continues to satisfy, or be treated as satisfying, the other conditions of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

is one of a couple, both of whom are absent from Great Britain, where a premium referred to in paragraphs 10, 11, 12, 13 or 15 of Schedule 1 (applicable amounts) is applicable in respect of the claimant’s partner.

while absent from Great Britain the person is in receipt of a training allowance; and

regulation 170 (person in receipt of training allowance) applies in his case; and

immediately preceding his absence from Great Britain, he was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance.

immediately preceding the period of absence from Great Britain, the claimant was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

the period of absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks; and

the claimant continues to satisfy or be treated as satisfying the other conditions of entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance; and

the claimant is, or the claimant and any other member of his family are, accompanying a member of the claimant’s family who is a child or young person solely in connection with arrangements made for the treatment of that child or young person for a disease or bodily or mental disablement; and

the absence is for the purpose of attending an interview for employment; and

the absence is for 7 consecutive days or less; and

notice of the proposed absence is given to the employment officer before departure, and is given in writing if so required by the officer; and

on his return to Great Britain the person satisfies the employment officer that he attended for the interview in accordance with his notice.

he was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance immediately before the beginning of that period of temporary absence; and

he is temporarily absent from Great Britain; or

he has made definite arrangements to be temporarily absent from Great Britain from some future date,

not exceeding 4 weeks where he is in Northern Ireland and the period of absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks;

not exceeding 4 weeks where he is in receipt of a training allowance during the period of absence and regulation 170 applies in his case; or

not exceeding 7 days where the absence is for the purpose of attending an interview for employment,

he and the other member of that couple were entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance immediately before the beginning of that period of temporary absence; and

P’s absence is for the purpose of taking part in annual continuous training as a member of any F446... reserve force prescribed in Part 1 of Schedule 6 to the Contributions Regulations; and

P or P’s partner was entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance immediately before the period of absence began.

in the case of F447a claimant, work in which he is engaged or, where his hours of work fluctuate, is engaged on average, for not less than 16 hours per week; and

in the case of any partner of the claimant, work in which he is engaged or, where his hours of work fluctuate, is engaged on average, for not less than 24 hours per week F448and;

in the case of a non-dependant, or of a child or young person to whom paragraph 18 of Schedule 6 refers, work in which he is engaged or, where his hours of work fluctuate, is engaged on average, for not less than 16 hours per week,

where no recognisable cycle has been established in respect of a person’s work, by reference to the number of hours or, where those hours are likely to fluctuate, the average of the hours, which he is expected to work in a week;

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that number shall include any time allowed to that person by his employer for a meal or for refreshments, but only where the person is, or expects to be, paid earnings in respect of that time;

no account shall be taken of any hours in which the person is engaged in an employment or scheme to which any one of paragraphs (a) to (h) of regulation 53 (person treated as not engaged in remunerative work) applies;

the partner is or was involved in a trade dispute; and

had the partner claimed a jobseeker’s allowance, section 14 (trade disputes) would have applied in his case; and

the claimant was not entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance when the partner became involved in the trade dispute;

he is or was involved in a trade dispute;

had the joint-claim couple of which he is a member claimed a jobseeker’s allowance jointly, section 14 (trade disputes) would have applied in the case of one or both members of that couple; and

the joint-claim couple were not entitled to a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance when that member of the joint-claim couple became involved in the trade dispute,

is a part-time student; and

before he became a part-time student fulfilled the requirements specified for a person falling within paragraph (2) of regulation 11 (part-time students); and

is undertaking a course of study, other than a course of advanced education or a course of study of a kind specified in head (i), (ii) or (iii) of the definition of “full-time student" in regulation 1(3),

F498has been awarded a jobseeker’s allowanceF499...; and

proves to the satisfaction of F500the Secretary of State that he is unable to work on account of some specific disease or disablement; and

F501during the period of his disease or disablement, satisfies the requirements for entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance other than those specified in section 1(2)(a), (c) and (f) (available for and actively seeking employment, and capable of work F502or not having limited capability for work),

during any period where the person is treated as capable of work or as not having limited capability for work under regulation 55ZA (extended period of sickness); or

where the first day in respect of which that person would, apart from this sub-paragraph, have been treated as capable of work or as not having limited capability for work under this regulation falls immediately after the last day on which the person is so treated under regulation 55ZA.

has been awarded a jobseeker’s allowance;

proves to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that he is unable to work on account of some specific disease or disablement;

during the period of his disease or disablement, satisfies the requirements for entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance other than those specified in section 1(2)(a), (c) and (f) (availability for and actively seeking employment and capable of work or not having limited capability for work); and

has not stated in writing that for the period of his disease or disablement he proposes to claim or has claimed an employment and support allowance or universal credit.

evidence of incapacity for work or limited capability for work in accordance with the Social Security (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1976 (which prescribe the form of a doctor’s statement or other evidence required in each case); and

any such additional information as the Secretary of State may request.

the last such day; or

if that period would otherwise exceed 13 weeks, the day which is 13 weeks after the first day.

who has been awarded a jobseeker’s allowance, a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowanceF514...; and

who is temporarily absent from Great Britain in the circumstances prescribed by regulation 50(6AA) or, as the case may be, (6C); and

who proves to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that he is unable to work on account of some specific disease or disablement; and

but for his disease or disablement, would satisfy the requirements for entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance other than those specified in section 1(2)(a), (c) and (f) (available for and actively seeking employment and capable of work F515or not having limited capability for work),