8.—(1) A person who has an award of jobseeker's allowance and who is—
(a)infected or contaminated with coronavirus disease;
(b)in isolation; or
(c)caring for a child or qualifying young person who is a member of the person's household and who falls within sub-paragraph (a) or (b),
and who satisfies the requirements for entitlement to a jobseeker's allowance other than those specified in section 1(2)(f) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 M1 (not having limited capability for work) is to be treated as capable of work or as not having limited capability for work.
(2) Any period during which this regulation applies to the person is to be disregarded for the purposes of calculating the number of occasions for the purposes of—
(a)regulation 55(3) or 55ZA(5) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 M2;
(b)regulation 46(3) or 46A(5) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 2013 M3.
(3) In this regulation, “jobseeker's allowance” means an allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 8 in force at 30.3.2020, see reg. 1(1)
Marginal Citations
M1Section 1(2)(f) was substituted by paragraph 12(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5).
M2S.I. 1996/207. Regulation 55 was amended, and regulation 55ZA was inserted, by S.I. 2015/339.
M3S.I.2013/378. Regulation 46 was amended, and regulation was 46A was inserted, by S.I. 2015/339.