The Social Security (Employment Programme Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations

3.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4) –

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for paragraph (a) of the definition of “self-employment route”(2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph –

“(a) the Self-Employed Employment Option of the New Deal which is specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(i) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; or”.

(3) After paragraph 60(3) of Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) the following paragraph shall be inserted –

“60A.   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 training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal).”.

(4) After paragraph 48(4) of Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded) the following paragraph shall be inserted –

“48A.   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 training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal) but only for the period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment.”.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 459; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2001 No. 151

(2)

The definition of “self-employment route” was inserted by regulation 13(2)(b) of S.R. 2001 No. 151

(3)

Paragraph 60 was substituted by regulation 13(13)(b) of S.R. 2001 No. 151

(4)

Paragraph 48 was substituted by regulation 13(14) of S.R. 2001 No. 151