Regulation 14 Schedule 3

in paragraph 22(1)(b) after “(payment towards maintenance of children);”, insert–

“(c)

which is a payment made by an authority, as defined in Article 2 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995^f2, in pursuance of Article 15 of, and paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to, that Order (contribution by an authority to child’s maintenance);”;

for paragraph 24, substitute–

“24

Any payment made to the relevant person or his partner for a person (“the person concerned”), who is not normally a member of the relevant person’s household but is temporarily in his care, by–

(a)

a health authority;

(b)

a local authority;

(c)

a voluntary organisation; or

(d)

the person concerned pursuant to section 26(3A) of the National Assistance Act 1948^f3.”;

for paragraph 26, substitute–

“26

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any payment received under an insurance policy taken out to insure against the risk of being unable to maintain repayments–

(a)

on a loan which is secured on the dwelling which the relevant person occupies as his home; or

(b)

under a regulated agreement as defined for the purposes of the Consumer Credit act 1974^f4 or under a hire-purchase agreement or a conditional sale agreement as defined for the purposes of Part III of the Hire-Purchase Act 1964^f5.

(2)

A payment referred to in sub-paragraph (1) shall only be disregarded to the extent that the payment received under that policy does not exceed the amounts, calculated on a weekly basis, which are used to–

(a)

maintain the repayments referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) or, as the case may be, (b); and

(b)

meet any amount due by way of premiums on–

(i)

that policy; or

(ii)

in a case to which sub-paragraph (1)(a) applies, an insurance policy taken out to insure against loss or damage to any building or part of a building which is occupied by the relevant person as his home and which is required as a condition of the loan referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a).”;

in paragraph 31, for “paragraphs 12”, substitute “paragraphs 12(1)”;

for paragraph 61, substitute–

“61

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 an employment programme specified in–

(a)

regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(aa)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations;

(b)

regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(bb) of those Regulations; or

(c)

regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(cc) of those Regulations.”;

at the end, add–

“63

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), where a person is receiving, or has received, assistance under an employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(aa)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations for the purpose of establishing or carrying out commercial activity, any payment to that person–

(a)

to meet expenses wholly and necessarily incurred whilst carrying out that activity; or

(b)

which is used or intended to be used to maintain repayments on a loan taken out by him for that purpose.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (1) shall apply only in respect of payments which are paid to that person from the special account as defined for the purposes of Chapter IVA of Part VIII of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

64

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any discretionary payment made pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 to meet, or help meet, special needs of a person who is undertaking a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(2)

No amount shall be disregarded pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) in respect of travel expenses incurred as a result of the student’s attendance on the course where an amount in respect of those expenses has already been disregarded pursuant to regulation 45 (other amounts to be disregarded).

65

Any child care expenses reimbursed to the relevant person in respect of his participation in the intensive activity period (New Deal) programme but this paragraph does not apply to any part of any allowance under section 2(2)(d) of the Employment and Training Act 1973.

66

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 the intensive activity period (New Deal) programme.”.