PART 5Conditions of entitlement
C1Jobseeking Period37
1
For the purposes of the Act, but subject to paragraph (2), the “jobseeking period” means any period throughout which the claimant satisfies or is treated as satisfying the conditions specified in section 1(2)(b) and (e) to (i) of the Act (conditions of entitlement to a jobseeker's allowance) M1.
2
The following periods are not to be, or to be part of, a jobseeking period—
a
any period in respect of which no claim for a jobseeker's allowance has been made or treated as made;
b
such period as falls before the day on which a claim for a jobseeker's allowance is made or treated as made;
c
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) M2, that period;
d
any week in which a claimant is not entitled to a jobseeker's allowance in accordance with section 14 of the Act (trade disputes); or
e
any period in respect of which a claimant is not entitled to a jobseeker's allowance because section 1(1A) of the Administration Act (requirement to state national insurance number) M3 applies.
3
For the purposes of section 5 of the Act (duration of a jobseeker's allowance) M4, a day must be treated as if it was a day in respect of which the claimant was entitled to a jobseeker's allowance where that day—
a
falls within a jobseeking period; and
b
is a day—
i
on which the claimant satisfies the conditions specified in section 2 of the Act (the contribution-based conditions) M5 other than the conditions specified in section 2(1)(c) and (d) of the Act; and
ii
on which a jobseeker's allowance is not payable to the claimant by virtue of sections 6J or 6K of the Act or by virtue of a restriction imposed pursuant to section 6B, 7, 8 or 9 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (loss of benefit provisions) M6.