Interpretation of sections 19 and 20A of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and Part V of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations6
In regulation 75 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations, after paragraph (1)(a)(iii) M1 there shall be inserted the following—
and
iv
the Intensive Activity Period, that is to say, the programme known by that name and provided in pursuance of arrangements made by or on behalf of the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973, being a programme lasting for up to 52 weeks for any one individual aged 25 years or over and less than 50 years on the first required entry date to any such programme, and consisting for that individual of any one or more of the following elements, namely employed earner’s employment, assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment, education and training, work experience, assistance with job search, motivation and skills training.
b
In paragraph (4), after the words “within paragraphs (1)(a)(ii)”, there shall be inserted the words “
or (iv) or the Intensive Activity period for 50 plus
”
.