The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

[F1 Just cause for the purpose of sections 19(6)(b) and 20A(2)(e)

73A.— (1) This regulation applies for the purposes of section 19 (circumstances in which a jobseeker’s allowance is not payable) and section 20A (denial or reduction of joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance).

(2) In determining whether a person has just cause for any act or omission for the purposes of section 19(6)(b) and section 20A(2)(e), the matters which are to be taken into account shall include the following—

(a) any caring responsibilities for a child which made it unreasonable for the person to remain in his employment;

(b) any child care expenses which were necessarily incurred by the person as a result of his being in the employment if those expenses represented an unreasonably high proportion of the remuneration which he derived from the employment.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a), in considering whether the caring responsibilities made it unreasonable for the person to remain in his employment, regard shall be had, in particular, to the following matters—

(a) child care would not be, or was not, reasonably available to him, or

(b) if it would be, or it was, available, it would be, or was, unsuitable due to his particular needs or those of the child.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), in considering whether child care expenses represented an unreasonably high proportion of remuneration, the principle shall apply that the greater the level of remuneration the higher the proportion which it is reasonable should be represented by such expenses.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 73A inserted (24.11.2008) by The Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3051), regs. 1(2), 11(13) (with reg. 13)