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Jobseekers Act 1995

1995 CHAPTER 18

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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  1. Part I

    The Jobseeker’s Allowance

    1. Entitlement

      1. 1. The jobseeker’s allowance.

      2. 2. The contribution-based conditions.

      3. 3. The income-based conditions.

      4. 4. Amount payable by way of a jobseeker’s allowance.

      5. 5. Duration of a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance.

    2. Jobseeking

      1. 6. Availability for employment.

      2. 7. Actively seeking employment.

      3. 8. Attendance, information and evidence.

      4. 9. The jobseeker’s agreement.

      5. 10. Variation of jobseeker’s agreement.

      6. 11. Jobseeker’s agreement: reviews and appeals.

    3. Income and capital

      1. 12. Income and capital: general.

      2. 13. Income and capital: income-based jobseeker’s allowance.

    4. Trade disputes

      1. 14. Trade disputes.

      2. 15. Effect on other claimants.

    5. Persons under 18

      1. 16. Severe hardship.

      2. 17. Reduced payments.

      3. 18. Recovery of overpayments.

    6. Denial of jobseeker’s allowance

      1. 19. Circumstances in which a jobseeker’s allowance is not payable.

      2. 20. Exemptions from section 19.

    7. Miscellaneous

      1. 21. Supplementary provisions.

      2. 22. Members of the forces.

      3. 23. Recovery of sums in respect of maintenance.

      4. 24. Effect of alteration of rates.

      5. 25. Age increases.

  2. Part II

    Back to Work Schemes

    1. 26. The back to work bonus.

    2. 27. Employment of long-term unemployed: deductions by employers.

    3. 28. Expedited claims for housing benefit and council tax benefit.

    4. 29. Pilot schemes.

  3. Part III

    Miscellaneous and Supplemental

    1. 30. Grants for resettlement places.

    2. 31. Termination of awards.

    3. 32. Insolvency.

    4. 33. Inspectors.

    5. 34. Offences.

    6. 35. Interpretation.

    7. 36. Regulations and orders.

    8. 37. Parliamentary control.

    9. 38. General financial arrangements.

    10. 39. Provision for Northern Ireland.

    11. 40. Transitional provisions.

    12. 41. Short title, commencement, extent etc.

    1. Schedule 1

      Supplementary Provisions.

    2. Schedule 2

      Consequential Amendments.

    3. Schedule 3

      Repeals.

An Act to provide for a jobseeker’s allowance and to make other provision to promote the employment of the unemployed and the assistance of persons without a settled way of life.

[28th June 1995]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—