Jobseekers Act 1995 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Jobseekers Act 1995

The provision sets out when a claimant can get jobseeker’s allowance and what work-related conditions can be imposed.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
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amendments benefits administration commencement employment support funding and payments jobseeker support jobseeker’s allowance legislative history regulation-making powers repeals sanctions training schemes work-related requirements

Statute overview

About this statute

The provision sets out when a claimant can get jobseeker’s allowance and what work-related conditions can be imposed. This provision covers jobseeker’s allowance rules, including trade-dispute exclusions, severe-hardship directions, training-scheme participation, sanctions, recovery of overpayments, and related administrative powers. This part defines key terms and gives the Secretary of State several regulation-making powers, including transitional and area-specific rules. This segment is a commencement and amendment note listing when various sections and words came into force, were repealed, or were substituted. This text records amendment and repeal history for parts of the Jobseekers Act 1995.