PART 8Part weeks
Relevant week65
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 seven days ending on the last day of that part-week;
b
occurs at the end of an award, the relevant week is the period of seven days beginning on the first day of the part-week; or
c
occurs because a jobseeker’s allowance is not payable for any period in accordance with sections 6J or 7K of the Act (circumstances in which a jobseeker’s allowance is not payable), the relevant week is the seven days ending immediately before the start of the next benefit week to commence for that claimant.
2
Where a person has an award of a jobseeker’s allowance and their 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 their last complete benefit week before the change and ending immediately before the change, the relevant week is the period of seven days beginning on the day after the last complete benefit week.