Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
6.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) in the definition of “course of advanced education” for “a Scottish certificate of education (higher level) or a Scottish certificate of sixth year studies” there shall be substituted “a Scottish national qualification (higher or advanced higher)”.
(3) In regulation 130(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “grant” after “a payment from access funds” there shall be added “or any payment to which paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 or paragraph 50 of Schedule 7 applies”.
(4) For paragraph 12 of Schedule 6(2) (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph –
“12.—(1) Any payment by way of an education maintenance allowance made pursuant to Article 50 or 51 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.
(2) Any payment, other than a payment to which sub-paragraph (1) applies, made pursuant to Article 50 or 51 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 in respect of a course of study attended by a child or a young person or a person who is in receipt of an education maintenance allowance made pursuant to any provision specified in sub-paragraph (1).”.
(5) For paragraph 50 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations(3) (capital to be disregarded) there shall be substituted –
“50.—(1) Any payment by way of an education maintenance allowance made pursuant to Article 50 or 51 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.
(2) Any payment, other than a payment to which sub-paragraph (1) applies, made pursuant to Article 50 or 51 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 in respect of a course of study attended by a child or a young person or a person who is in receipt of an education maintenance allowance made pursuant to any provision specified in sub-paragraph (1).”.
Definition of “grant” was substituted by regulation 3(4)(b) of S.R. 2000 No. 242
Paragraph 12 was substituted by regulation 2(1) and (2)(c) of S.R. 2000 No. 2
Paragraph 50 was added by regulation 2(3) and (4)(c) of S.R. 2000 No. 2