Employment, education and trainingN.I.
35B.—(1) The relevant authority may give assistance to any person who qualifies for advice and assistance by virtue of Article 35(2)(a) by contributing to expenses incurred by him in living near the place where he is, or will be, employed or seeking employment.
(2) The relevant authority may give assistance to a person to whom paragraph (3) applies by—
(a)contributing to expenses incurred by the person in question in living near the place where he is, or will be, receiving education or training; or
(b)making a grant to enable him to meet expenses connected with his education or training.
(3) This paragraph applies to any person who—
(a)is under 24; and
(b)qualifies for advice and assistance by virtue of Article 35(2)(a), or would have done so if he were under 21.
(4) Where an authority is assisting a person under paragraph (2) it may disregard any interruption in his attendance on the course if he resumes it as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(5) Where the authority is satisfied that a person to whom paragraph (3) applies who is in full-time further or higher education needs accommodation during a vacation because his term-time accommodation is not available to him then, the authority shall give him assistance by—
(a)providing him with suitable accommodation during the vacation; or
(b)paying him enough to enable him to secure such accommodation himself.
(6) The Department may prescribe the meaning of “full-time”, “further education”, “higher education” and “vacation” for the purposes of paragraph (5).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Art. 35B applied (10.12.2015) by Children’s Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 10), ss. 9(2)(a), 10(1)