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Section 24B Employment, education and training.C1F1

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

  • s. 24B amendment to earlier affecting provision 2002 c. 41, Sch. 3 by Immigration Act 2016 Sch. 12
  • s. 24B(2)(b) restricted by 2002 c. 41, Sch. 3 para. 1A (as inserted) by Immigration Act 2016 Sch. 12 para. 3
(1)

The relevant local authority may give assistance to any person who qualifies for advice and assistance by virtue of F2section 24(1A) or section 24(2)(a) by contributing to expenses incurred by him in living near the place where he is, or will be, employed or seeking employment.

(2)

The relevant local authority may give assistance to a person to whom subsection (3) applies by—

(a)

contributing to expenses incurred by the person in question in living near the place where he is, or will be, receiving education or training; or

(b)

making a grant to enable him to meet expenses connected with his education or training.

(3)

This subsection applies to any person who—

(a)

is under F3twenty-five ; and

(b)

qualifies for advice and assistance by virtue of section 24(1A) or section 24(2)(a), or would have done so if he were under twenty-one.

(4)

Where a local authority are assisting a person under subsection (2) they may disregard any interruption in his attendance on the course if he resumes it as soon as is reasonably practicable.

(5)

Where the local authority are satisfied that a person to whom subsection (3) applies who is in full-time further or higher education needs accommodation during a vacation because his term-time accommodation is not available to him then, they shall give him assistance by—

(a)

providing him with suitable accommodation during the vacation; or

(b)

paying him enough to enable him to secure such accommodation himself.

(6)

The F4Secretary of State may prescribe the meaning of “ full-time ”, “ further education ”, “ higher education ” and “ vacation ” for the purposes of subsection (5).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Ss. 24, 24A, 24B, 24C substituted for s. 24 (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 35, s. 4(1); S.I. 2001/2191, art. 2; S.I. 2001/2878, art. 2

F2

Words in s. 24B(1)(3)(b) inserted (30.12.2005) by 2002 c. 38, ss. 139, 148, Sch. 3 para. 62 (with Sch. 4 paras. 6-8); S.I. 2005/2213, art. 2(o)

F3

Word in s. 24B(3)(a) substituted (1.4.2011 for E., 19.6.2012 for W.) by Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23), ss. 23(2), 44(4); S.I. 2010/2981, art. 4(h); S.I. 2012/1553, art. 2(b)

F4

Words in s. 24B(6) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 83

Modifications

C1

S. 24B restricted (8.1.2003) by 2002 c. 41, s. 54, Sch. 3 (with s. 159); S.I. 2002/2811, art. 2, Sch.

Notes on Part III

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 3 heading substituted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 57(2)

Notes on Personal advisers and pathway plans

Textual amendments

F1

Ss. 23D, 23E and cross-heading inserted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 35, s. 3; S.I. 2001/2191, art. 2; S.I. 2001/2878, art. 2