The Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 1999

Definition of “training allowance”

12.—(1) The definition of “training allowance” in each of the regulations specified in paragraph (2) below (which are interpretation provisions) shall be modified in its application to persons to whom this Part applies as if at the end there were added the words—

• “nor does it include any top-up payment made to a person (“the participant”) pursuant to

  (i)

  section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of the participant’s participation in the intensive activity period of the New Deal pilots for 25 plus as defined for the purposes of the Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 1999 in regulation 2(1) of those Regulations (“the intensive activity period”); or

  (ii)

  a written arrangement entered into between the Secretary of State and the person who has arranged for the participant’s participation in the intensive activity period and which is made in respect of the participant’s participation in that period.”

(2) The regulations to which paragraph (1) refers are—

(a) regulation 2(1) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;

(b) regulation 2(1) of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations(1);

(c) regulation 2(1) of the Family Credit Regulations(2);

(d) regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations(3);

(e) regulation 2(1) of the Income Support Regulations(4);

(f) regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations(5).

(1)

The definition of “training allowance” was inserted by S.I. 1992/2155.

(2)

The definition of “training allowance” was inserted by S.I. 1992/573.

(3)

The definition of “training allowance” was inserted by S.I. 1990/546 and amended by S.I. 1991/387 and 1992/432.

(4)

The definition of “training allowance” was amended by S.I. 1989/1323, 1991/236 and 387 and 1995/2986.

(5)

The definition of “training allowance” was amended by S.I. 1996/1517.