The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Amount of a jobseeker’s allowance payable

150.—(1) Subject to regulations 151 to 155, the amount payable by way of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance in respect of a part-week shall be calculated by applying the formula—

(a) where the claimant has no income,

(b) where the claimant has an income,

where—

• A is the claimant’s weekly applicable amount in the relevant week;

• B is the amount of any jobseeker’s allowance, income support, maternity allowance, incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance payable to any member of the claimant’s family other than the claimant in respect of any day in the part-week;

• I is the claimant’s weekly income in the relevant week less B;

• N is the number of days in the part-week.

(2) Subject to regulations 151 to 155, the amount payable by way of a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance in respect of a part-week shall be calculated by applying the formula—

where—

• X is the personal rate determined in accordance with Article 6(1) of the Order (amount payable by way of a jobseeker’s allowance);

• Y is the amount of any widow’s benefit, invalid care allowance, training allowance and any increase in disablement pension payable in accordance with Part I of Schedule 7 to the Benefits Act (unemployability supplement) payable in respect of any day in the part-week;

• N is the number of days in the part-week.

(3) In this Part—

“part-week” means an entitlement to a jobseeker’s allowance in respect of any period of less than a week;

“relevant week” means the period of 7 days determined in accordance with regulation 152.