Income to be disregarded14.

In Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations—

(a)

in paragraph 14—

(i)

after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph—

“(d)

any child care expenses reimbursed to the claimant in respect of his participation in an employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii) or in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii),”;

(ii)

for “(b) or (c)” there shall be substituted “(b), (c) or (d)”;

(b)

at the end20 there shall be added the following paragraphs—

“60.

Any mandatory top-up payment made to a person pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of that person’s participation in the Voluntary Sector Option of the New Deal as specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(bb) or in the Environment Task Force Option of the New Deal as specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(cc).

61.

Any discretionary payment to meet, or to help to meet, special needs, made to a person pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of that person’s participation in the Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal as specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii).”.