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(a) General rule.--The self-employment assistance allowance described in section 4 1 shall be payable to a program participant who participates in self-employment assistance activities and is actively engaged on a full-time basis in efforts to establish a business and become self-employed. The self-employment assistance allowance shall be payable at the same interval, on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as regular benefits, with the following exceptions:
(1) The requirements of sections 401(d)(1) 2 and 402(a) 3 of the Unemployment Compensation Law are not applicable to such program participant.
(2) The requirements of sections 402(h) and 404(d)(1) 4 of the Unemployment Compensation Law are not applicable to income earned from self-employment by such program participant.
(3) Such program participant shall be considered to be unemployed under sections 401 and 402 of the Unemployment Compensation Law.
(b) Ineligibility.--A program participant who fails to participate in self-employment assistance activities or who fails to actively engage on a full-time basis in efforts to establish a business and become self-employed shall be ineligible for a self-employment assistance allowance for a week in which such failure occurs.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 43 P.S. Labor § 920.5. Eligibility - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-43-ps-labor/pa-st-sect-43-920-5/
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