The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2011

Amendments to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

2.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 73(2C) (good cause for the purposes of section 19(5)(b))(2) for the words from “provided that person” to the end substitute—

“provided that either—

(a) that person is aged 16 or 17 on the first day of that person’s participation in Work Experience; or

(b) that person—

(i) attends on the first day of that person’s Work Experience,

(ii) gives up not later than one week after the date on which that person begins Work Experience, and

(iii) does not lose the Work Experience place through misconduct.”.

(3) For regulation 75(1)(a)(vi) (interpretation)(3) substitute—

“(vi) Work Experience, being a programme which consists of work experience, job search skills and job skills (and which is not employment), provided in pursuance of arrangements made by or on behalf of the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973, and which—

(aa) subject to sub-paragraph (bb), is of between two and eight weeks duration,

(bb) is of between two and twelve weeks duration where, during the first eight weeks of the claimant’s participation in Work Experience, and as a result of that participation, the claimant is offered and accepts an apprenticeship made under Government arrangements made respectively for England, Wales or Scotland.”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/207.

(2)

Paragraph (2C) was inserted by S.I. 2011/789.

(3)

Paragraph (vi) was inserted by S.I. 2011/789.