s 17 Reduced payments.
(1) Regulations may provide for the amount of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance payable in respect of any young person to whom this section applies to be reduced— (a) in such circumstances, (b) by such a percentage, and (c) for such a period, as may be prescribed. (1A) Regulations may provide for the amount of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance payable in respect of any joint-claim couple where a member of the couple is a young person to whom this section applies to be reduced— (a) in such circumstances, (b) by such a percentage, and (c) for such a period, as may be prescribed. (2) This section applies to any young person in respect of whom— (a) a direction is in force under section 16; and (b) any of the conditions mentioned in subsection (3) is satisfied. (3) The conditions are that— (a) the young person was previously entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance and that entitlement ceased by virtue of the revocation of a direction under section 16; (b) he has given up a place on a training scheme, or failed to attend such a scheme on which he has been given a place, and no certificate has been issued to him under subsection (4); (c) he has lost his place on such a scheme through misconduct. (4) Where a young person who has given up a place on a training scheme, or failed to attend such a scheme on which he has been given a place— (a) claims that there was a good reason for his doing so; and (b) applies to the Secretary of State for a certificate under this subsection, the Secretary of State shall, if he is satisfied that there was a good reason , issue a certificate to that effect and give a copy of it to the young person. (5) In this section— “ training scheme ” has such meaning as may be prescribed; “ young person ” means a person who has reached the age of 16 but not the age of 18.