44 Claimant commitment for jobseeker's allowance
Welfare Reform Act 2012 (2012 c 5) | Legislation

Part 2 Working-Age Benefits

Chapter 1
Jobseeker's Allowance

Claimant responsibilities for interim period

44  Claimant commitment for jobseeker's allowance

(1) The Jobseekers Act 1995 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1 (the jobseeker's allowance), in subsection (2)(b) for “entered into a jobseeker's agreement which remains in force” there is substituted “accepted a claimant commitment”.

(3) For section 9 (the jobseeker's agreement) there is substituted—

“9 Claimant commitment

(1) For the purposes of this Act a “claimant commitment” is a record of a claimant's responsibilities in relation to an award of a jobseeker's allowance.

(2) A claimant commitment shall—

(a) be prepared by an employment officer,

(b) be in such form as the Secretary of State thinks fit,

(c) include any prescribed information, and

(d) include any other information an employment officer or the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to include.

(3) Information included in a claimant commitment under subsection (2)(d) may include—

(a) information in respect of the conditions mentioned in section 1(2)(a) and (c);

(b) details of any requirement imposed on the claimant by virtue of regulations under section 8 or 17A, or

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