Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the (a) Jobseeker's Allowance (Habitual Residence) Amendment Regulations 2013 and (b) three month rule provisions of those regulations on UK nationals who have returned to the UK after undertaking short-term contracts abroad.
An analysis of the impact of the Jobseekers Allowance (Habitual Residence) Amendment Regulations was published in August 2016.
The information requested for UK nationals who have returned to the UK after undertaking short-term contracts abroad is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.