PART 5LIMITED CAPABILITY FOR WORK

Claimant who claims jobseeker's allowance to be treated as not having limited capability for work31

1

A claimant who—

a

claims a jobseeker's allowance; and

b

is able to show a reasonable prospect of obtaining employment,

is, throughout the period of that claim, to be treated as not having limited capability for work.

2

Paragraph (1) applies even though it has been determined that the claimant—

a

has limited capability for work; or

b

is to be treated as having limited capability for work under any of regulations 20 (certain claimants to be treated as having limited capability for work), 25 (hospital in-patients), 26 (claimants undergoing certain regular treatment) or 29 (exceptional circumstances).