PART XIII MISCELLANEOUS

Training Allowance

Persons in receipt of a training allowance170

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A person who is not receiving training falling within paragraph (2) may be entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance without—

a

being available for employment;

b

having entered into a jobseeker’s agreement; or

c

actively seeking employment,

if he is in receipt of a training allowance or if he would be in receipt of a training allowance if the Social Security (Breach of Community Order) Regulations 2001 did not prevent the payment of a training allowance to him.

2

Training falls within this paragraph if it is training for which persons aged under 18 are eligible and for which persons aged 18 to 24 may be eligible, F1secured by the Learning and Skills Council for England or by the National Council for Education and Training for Wales and, in Scotland, provided directly or indirectly by a Local Enterprise CompanyF2, or a Chamber of Commerce, Training and Enterprise, under its contractual arrangement with the Secretary of State.