PART XI PART-WEEKS

Relevant week152.

(1)

Where the part-week–

(a)

is the whole period for which a jobseeker’s allowance is payable or occurs at the beginning of an award, the relevant week is the period of 7 days ending on the last day of that part-week; or

(b)

occurs at the end of an award, the relevant week is the period of 7 days beginning on the first day of the part week; or

(c)

occurs because a jobseeker’s allowance F1is reduced for any period in accordance with regulations 69, 69A or 69B, the relevant week is the 7 days ending immediately before the start of the next benefit week to commence for that claimant F2or the joint-claim couple.

(2)

F3Except in a case to which paragraph (3) applies, where a person has an award of a jobseeker’s allowance and his benefit week changes, for the purpose of calculating the amounts of a jobseeker’s allowance payable for the part-week beginning on the day after his last complete benefit week before the change and ending immediately before the change, the relevant week is the period of 7 days beginning on the day after the last complete benefit week.

F4(3)

Where a joint-claim couple have an award of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance and their benefit week changes, for the purpose of calculating the amounts of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance payable for the part-week beginning on the day after their last complete benefit week before the change and ending immediately before the change, the relevant week is the period of 7 days beginning on the day after the last complete benefit week.