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Q23 main c (a) 13NWPLOYSD
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FIRST QUARTER :
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Note that claiming benefit is not the same as &awing it so
Code 1 may be ringad at Q.23 thougbm l.h~loyuent Benefit is
being received eg a claim in the previous week may have later
been disallowed or the outconw of the claim is still unkn~n.
Unemployment benefit is normally paid fortnightly, so code 1
aPPlies at Q.23 if the persOn’a claim co~e~e~ last week, even
though it may not have been made last week.
Some unemployed people are not eligible for unemployment
benefit (eg they may not have paid enough NI cent ributions or
they may already have received unemployment benefit for 12
months, or have earnings from part-time work etc) . If they
are looking for work and are available for work they can,
hcwever, claim supplementary allowance/benefit from the DHSS.
Also, those not eligible for these benefits can still claim
credits for their NI contributions.
People can get supplementary allowance and/or NI credits for
many reasons, of which being unemployed is only one. It is
important to include in code 1 at Q.23 only those claiming
th~ough an Unemployment Benefit OfflCe.
(NB They will be required to attend the UBO fortnightly, or
per~aps quarteriy ).
If a person receives unemployment benefit and supplementary
allowance, code 1 at Q.23 should be ringed.
In cases where a person is uncertain it is unemplo~ent
benefit or supplementary allowance that they receive, the
interviewer should have found out at which office they made
their claim and noted if it was a UBO then code 1 should be
ringed at Q.23 rather than at part (al.
Note re men aged 60-64
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From April 1983, the regulations about signing on at UBO’ s
have changed for unen’ployed m!n aged 60-64. h unemployed man
aged 60-64 will have to sign on at a UBO to receive
unemployment benefit. If, however, he is not eligible for
unemployment benefit, but is claiming supplementary benefit
and/or NI credits (as an unemployed person) , he will not have
to sign on at a UBO and so should be coded ‘none of th~ at
Q23(a).
Note re registration
Since October 1982, those aged 18 and over claiming benefits
or credits via an UBO are no longer also required to register
for work a: a Jobcentre. Those aged :6-17, however, a~e still
required to register at a Careers Office.
Cross check with Income Q18.
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