Capital to be disregarded
11. For paragraph 43 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations(1) (capital to be disregarded), there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
“43. Any mandatory top-up payment made to a person pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 in respect of that person’s participation in—
(a)the self-employment route;
(b)an employment-programme specified in—
(i)regulation 75(1)(a)(ii) (Voluntary Sector Option of the New Deal);
(ii)regulation 75(1)(a)(iii) (Environmental Task Force Option of the New Deal), or
(iii)regulation 75(1)(a)(v) (Preparation for Employment Programme), or
(c)the Preparation for Employment Programme for 50 plus,
but only for the period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment.”.
Paragraph 43 was substituted by regulation 4(6)(b) of S.R. 1998 No. 182