The Income Support (General) and Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment Regulations 2002

Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 1411

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Income Support (General) and Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment Regulations 2002

Made

24th May 2002

Laid before Parliament

27th May 2002

Coming into force

17th June 2002

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), 136(3), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and sections 12(1), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Income Support (General) and Jobseeker’s Allowance Amendment Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 17th June 2002.

Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 and of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

2.  In paragraph (b) of the definition of “self-employment route” in both regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(4) and regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(5) (interpretation)—

(a) at the end of both sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii), the word “or” shall be omitted;

(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (iv), there shall be added the following—

“or

(v) the New Deal for Lone Parents(6);”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Nick Brown

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

24th May 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967) and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207) so as to amend the definition of “self-employment route” to include assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment whilst participating in the New Deal for Lone Parents. This brings the calculation of income of such participants within the scope of the special rules contained in Chapter IVA of Part V of the 1987 Regulations and in Chapter IVA of Part VIII of the 1996 Regulations.

These Regulations do not impose a charge on business.

(1)

1992 c. 4; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

(2)

1995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(3)

See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5); paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.

(4)

S.I. 1987/1967; the definition was inserted by S.I. 2000/2910 and amended by S.I. 2001/652 and 1029.

(5)

S.I. 1996/207; the definition was inserted by S.I. 2000/2910 and amended by S.I. 2001/652 and 1029.

(6)

A leaflet (WFL3) “Personal Adviser Meetings and the New Deal for Lone Parents—A Guide to Policy and Practice” was produced by DSS Communications (Leeds) in March 2001 and is available from Department for Work and Pensions Jobcentres and Jobcentre Plus Offices.