Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Flexible New Deal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009.
(2) It shall come into force on 5th October 2009.
(3) In this Order—
“the Flexible New Deal” means the employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(v) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(1);
“facilities” includes the provision of services;
“New Deal participant”, in relation to any time, means a person who is at that time participating in the Flexible New Deal;
“trading payment” means a payment made to a Flexible New Deal participant in consideration of goods or services supplied by that person in the course of participating in the Flexible New Deal;
“training allowance” means a payment made by the Secretary of State to a person in connection with that person’s participation in the Flexible New Deal.
Treatment of persons and payments for the purposes of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, the Jobseekers Act 1995 and specified subordinate legislation
2.—(1) The provisions of this article shall apply to the following legislation—
(a)Part 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2);
(b)the Jobseekers Act 1995(3); and
(c)the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule to this Order.
(2) If, for any period commencing on or after the day on which this Order comes into force, a Flexible New Deal participant receives, or is eligible to receive, a training allowance, that person is to be treated for that period and in respect of participation in the Flexible New Deal as not being employed but as participating in arrangements for training under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973.
(3) Except as mentioned in paragraph (4), any payment made to a Flexible New Deal participant during that period in connection with that person’s use of facilities provided in pursuance of those arrangements shall be treated in the same manner as a payment of training allowance made in respect of such training.
(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply in respect of any trading payment made to a Flexible New Deal participant who is receiving assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment whilst participating in that programme.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Jim Knight
Minister of State,
Department for Work and Pensions
23rd June 2009