Waiting days Waiting days [See DMG Memo Vol 4/126, 6/87 & 8/62] 20901 A claimant is not entitled to Jobseeker’s Allowance for the first 3 days of a jobseeking period1. These 3 days are called waiting days. This applies only to Jobseeker’s Allowance, and not to Income Support. 1 JS (NI) Order 95, Sch 1, para 4; JSA Regs (NI), reg 46(2) Claimants who do not have to serve waiting days 20902 Claimants (for joint-claim couples see DMG 20903) do not have to serve waiting days if1 1. entitlement to Jobseeker’s Allowance begins within 12 weeks of the end of their entitlement to 1.1 Income Support or 1.2 Incapacity Benefit or Employment and Support Allowance 1.3 or 1.4 Carer’s Allowance or 2. they are young people who are only entitled to Jobseeker’s Allowance because of a Departmental severe hardship direction (see DMG Chapter 30 )2 or 3. they claim Jobseeker’s Allowance and 3.1 an award cannot be made because the claimant or their partner has an existing award of Income Support or Jobseeker’s Allowance3 and 3.2 the decision maker ends that award by supersession on the day immediately before the date the award on the new claim takes effect4. 1 JSA Regs (NI), reg 46(1); SS CS (D&A) Regs (NI), reg 14A(4); 2 JS (NI) Order 95, art 5(1)(f)(ii) 3 SS & CS (D&A) Regs, reg 14A (1) & (4); 4 reg 14A (2) & (3) Example Dolores claims Income Support from Monday 6.11.06. On Monday 7.5.07 she starts full time work. The last day for which she is paid Income Support is Sunday 6.5.07. She is made redundant on Saturday 28.7.07, and claims and satisfies the main conditions1 to be entitled to Jobseeker’s Allowance from and including Monday 30.7.07. Dolores has to serve 3 waiting days and is not entitled to Jobseeker’s
Waiting days Waiting days [See DMG Memo Vol 4/126, 6/87 & 8/62] 20901 A claimant is not entitled to Jobseeker’s Allowance for the first 3 days of a jobseeking period1. These 3 days are called waiting days. This applies only to Jobseeker’s Allowance, and not to Income Support. 1 JS (NI) Order 95, Sch 1, para 4; JSA Regs (NI), reg 46(2) Claimants who do not have to serve waiting days 20902 Claimants (for joint-claim couples see DMG 20903) do not have to serve waiting days if1 1. entitlement to Jobseeker’s Allowance begins within 12 weeks of the end of their entitlement to 1.1 Income Support or 1.2 Incapacity Benefit or 1.3 Employment and Support Allowance or 1.4 Carer’s Allowance or 2. they are young people who are only entitled to Jobseeker’s Allowance because of a Departmental severe hardship direction (see DMG Chapter 30 )2 or 3. they claim Jobseeker’s Allowance and 3.1 an award cannot be made because the claimant or their partner has an existing award of Income Support or Jobseeker’s Allowance3 and 3.2 the decision maker ends that award by supersession on the day immediately before the date the award on the new claim takes effect4. 1 JSA Regs (NI), reg 46(1); SS CS (D&A) Regs (NI), reg 14A(4); 2 JS (NI) Order 95, art 5(1)(f)(ii) 3 SS & CS (D&A) Regs, reg 14A (1) & (4); 4 reg 14A (2) & (3) Example Dolores claims Income Support from Monday 6.11.06. On Monday 7.5.07 she starts full time work. The last day for which she is paid Income Support is Sunday 6.5.07. She is made redundant on Saturday 28.7.07, and claims and satisfies the main conditions1 to be entitled to Jobseeker’s Allowance from and including Monday 30.7.07. Dolores has to serve 3 waiting days and is not entitled to Jobseeker’s
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