The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Volunteers

12.  If in any week a person is engaged in voluntary work, and—

(a) he has restricted the total number of hours for which he is available in accordance with regulation 7(2), 13(4) or 17(2) (restrictions on availability or laid off and short-time workers), and

(b) the hours in which he is engaged in voluntary work fall in whole or in part within his pattern of availability,

in determining whether he is available for employment no matter relating to his voluntary work shall be relevant providing he is willing and able to re-arrange the hours in which he is engaged in voluntary work in order to take up employment on being given 48 hours' notice at times falling within his pattern of availability and providing he complies with the requirements of regulation 6 (employment of at least 40 hours per week).