The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

The jobseeker’s agreement

66.—(1) In a jobseeker’s agreement with a young person, other than one falling within regulation 61(1)(a) or (f), the following information is required in addition to that prescribed in chapter V of Part II: a broad description of the circumstances in which the amount of the person’s benefit may be reduced in accordance with section 17 and regulation 63, or may be rendered not payable in accordance with section 19 read with Part V or may be payable at a reduced rate in accordance with sections 19 and 20 and regulation 68.

(2) A young person is to be treated as having entered into a jobseeker’s agreement and as having satisfied the condition mentioned in section 1(2)(b) as long as the circumstances set out in regulation 61(2) or 61(3) apply.