Regulation 3 Regulation 2

after the definition of “attendance allowance”, insert —

• ““benefit week” means a period of 7 consecutive days commencing upon a Monday and ending on a Sunday;”;

after the definition of “employed earner”, insert —

• ““employment zone” means an area within Great Britain designated for the purposes of section 60 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999^f1 and an “employment zone programme” means a programme established for such an area designed to assist claimants for a jobseeker’s allowance to obtain sustainable employment;

• “employment zone contractor” means a person who is undertaking the provision of facilities in respect of an employment zone programme on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education and Employment;”;

after the definition of “self-employed earner”, insert —

• ““self-employment route” means —

  1. (a)

     that part of the Employment Option of the New Deal which is specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(aa)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations^f2,

  2. (b)

     assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment whilst participating in an employment zone programme;”;

after the definition of “statutory sick pay”, insert —

• ““subsistence allowance” means an allowance which an employment zone contractor has agreed to pay to a person who is participating in an employment zone programme;”.