The Social Security (Income-Related Benefits Self-Employment Route Amendment) Regulations 2004

• Citation: S.I. 2004/963
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations shall be cited as the Social Security (Income-Related Benefits Self-Employment Route Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 4th May 2004.

(2) In these Regulations—

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“ the Income Support Regulations ” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ;

“ the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations ” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 .

Section 2 Common amendments

In regulation 2(1) of ... the Income Support Regulations and in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (interpretation) for the definition of “self-employment route” there shall be substituted—

“ self-employment route ” means assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment whilst participating in—

(a) an employment zone programme; or

(b) a programme provided or other arrangements made pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 (functions of the Secretary of State) or section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (functions in relation to training for employment etc. );

Section 3 Other amendment of the Income Support Regulations

In the Income Support Regulations in regulation 6(1) (persons not treated as engaged in remunerative work) after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be inserted as sub-paragraph (dd)—

(dd) he is receiving assistance under the self-employment route;

Section 4 Other amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

In the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations in paragraph (bb) of regulation 53 (persons treated as not engaged in remunerative work) for the words after “receiving assistance” there shall be substituted “ under the self-employment route ” .