The Social Security Amendment (Employment Programme) Regulations 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/2314
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Employment Programme) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 14th October 2002.

Section 2 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

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

(2) In paragraph (3) of regulation 1 (interpretation) for paragraph (a) of the definition of “self-employment route” there shall be substituted—

(a) the Self-Employed Employment Option of the New Deal which is specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(aa); or

(3) In paragraph (2)(f)(i) of regulation 48 (linking periods) before the words “Employment Option” the words “ Self-Employed ” shall be inserted.

(4) In paragraph (1) of regulation 75 (interpretation) —

(a) sub-paragraphs (a)(i)(aa)(Jobplan Workshop) and (a)(i)(ee)(Programme Centre Workshop) shall be omitted;

(b) for sub-paragraph (a)(ii)(aa)(Employment Option of the New Deal) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

(aa) the Self-Employed Employment Option of the New Deal, being a programme which lasts for any individual for up to 26 weeks and which includes for that individual assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment;

(5) After paragraph 60 of Schedule 7 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) the following paragraph shall be inserted—

(60A) 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 a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) (Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal).

(6) After paragraph 45 of Schedule 8 (capital to be disregarded) the following paragraph shall be inserted—

(45A) 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 a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) (Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal) but only for the period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment.

Section 3 Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) For paragraph (a) of the definition of “self-employment route” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) there shall be substituted—

(a) the Self-Employed Employment Option of the New Deal which is specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(aa) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996; or

(3) In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (b)(i) of paragraph 62 for the words “those Regulations” there shall be substituted “ the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 ” ;

(b) after paragraph 62 the following paragraph shall be inserted—

(62A) 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 a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal).

(4) In Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (b)(i) of paragraph 50 for the words “those Regulations” there shall be substituted “ the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 ” ;

(b) after paragraph 50 the following paragraph shall be inserted—

(50A) 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 a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal) but only for the period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment.

Section 4 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987

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Section 5 Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992

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