Prospective

SCHEDULE 4N.I.REDUCTION IN CHILD’S SPECIAL ALLOWANCE DURING FULL-TIME REMUNERATED TRAINING ETC

1.—(1) In this Schedule—N.I.

“relevant child” means, subject to sub-paragraph (2), a child entitled to a special allowance who is—

(a)

in full-time training for a trade, profession or calling, and

(b)

in receipt of remuneration in respect of that training at an annual rate in excess of the specified rate;

“specified rate” means a sum equivalent to the annual rate (rounded up to the nearest £1) of the applicable amount of personal allowance payable to a single claimant aged not less than 18 but less than 25 years, as specified in the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) as uprated from time to time in accordance with an order under section 132(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(2);

“excess remuneration” means the annual amount by which the annual rate of the relevant child’s remuneration exceeds the specified rate;

“relevant provision” means regulation 16(4) or regulation 16(6).

(2) A child shall not be a relevant child for the purposes of this Schedule if and in so far as his allowance falls to be increased in accordance with regulation 27 (increase during first 13 weeks).

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 4 para. 1 in operation at 25.7.2006 with effect in accordance with reg. 1