Is a college student over 18 studying abroad but comes home for summer break and usually gets work entitled to claim Job seekers allowance in event of failing to obtain temporary work.
The operational guidelines for Jobseeker's Allowance state the following regarding students -
JA Disqualification - course of study
The legislation also provides that a person shall be disqualified from receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance while attending a course of study (including school/college holiday periods), except in such circumstances as may be prescribed. The exceptions to this disqualifications are :
persons aged 21 years or over who have been in receipt of JA/ JB for at least 6 months and who are participating in approved courses of education, training or development (as per above), and
mature students, i.e. persons over 23 years of age on or before 1st January in the year in which the course of study commences.