The Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995

Exemptions

8.  Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a person may be entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance without—

(a)being available for employment;

(b)having entered into a jobseeker’s agreement; or

(c)actively seeking employment.

9.  Regulations may provide—

(a)for an income-based jobseeker’s allowance to which a person is entitled by virtue of regulations under paragraph 8 to be payable at a prescribed rate;

(b)for it to be payable for a prescribed period.