a person’s entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance commences within 12 weeks of an entitlement of his to income support, incapacity benefit or invalid care 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).

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),

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 or, where good cause is shown for a claim outside the prescribed time for claiming, before the earliest date in respect of which good cause is shown;

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).

which falls within a jobseeking period F2and either;

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 an invalid care 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 F8;

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

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

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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.

in the case of the 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 F16and;

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;

where the person works at a school or other educational establishment or at some other place of employment and the cycle of work consists of one year but with school holidays or similar vacations during which he does no work, by disregarding those periods and any other periods in which he is not required to work.

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;

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),

F29has been awarded a jobseeker’s allowance or is a person to whom any of the circumstances mentioned in section 19(5) or (6) apply; and

proves to the satisfaction of the adjudication officer that he is unable to work on account of some specific disease or disablement; and

but for his disease or disablement, F30would 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),

an entitlement of his to incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance or statutory sick pay; or

an entitlement to income support where the person claiming a jobseeker’s allowance satisfied the requirements for a disability premium by virtue of paragraph 12(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations.