PART III OTHER CONDITIONS OF ENTITLEMENT

Waiting Days46

1

Paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act shall not apply in a case where–

a

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

b

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)F2; or

F3c

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;

d

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 benefit or invalid care allowance;

e

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.

2

In the case of a person to whom paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act applies, the number of days is F17.