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7.—(1) For the purposes of section 1(2)(b) of the Act(1), a claimant who has accepted a claimant commitment within such period after making a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance as the Secretary of State specifies is to be treated as having accepted that claimant commitment on the first day of the period in respect of which the claim is made.
(2) The Secretary of State may extend the period within which a claimant is required to accept a claimant commitment or an updated claimant commitment where the claimant requests that the Secretary of State review—
(a)any action proposed as a work search requirement or a work availability requirement; or
(b)whether any limitation should apply to those requirements,
and the Secretary of State considers that the request is reasonable.
(3) A claimant must accept a claimant commitment by one of the following methods, as specified by the Secretary of State—
(a)electronically;
(b)by telephone; or
(c)in writing.
Section 1(2)(b) was amended by section 44 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
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