The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2000

• Citation: S.I. 2000/1370
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Jobseeker’s Allowance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 19th June 2000.

Section 2 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 69(1)(b) (prescribed period for purposes of section 19(2)) after the words “in any case” there shall be inserted the words “(other than a case where a jobseeker’s allowance is determined not to be payable in circumstances relating to the employment programme known as “Gateway to Work” specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(i)(bb)) ”.

(3) In regulation 69(1)(c) after the words “in any case” there shall be inserted the words “(other than a case where a jobseeker’s allowance is determined not to be payable in circumstances relating to the employment programme known as “Gateway to Work” specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(i)(bb)) ”.

(4) After regulation 75(1)(a)(i)(aa) (interpretation of section 19 of the Jobseekers Act and Part V of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations) there shall be inserted the following—

(bb) Gateway to Work, being a programme of up to two weeks' duration, consisting of advice and assistance on job search activity and the development of job search skills;