# Jobseekers Act 1995, Section 17: Reduced payments.

Extent: E+W+S

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/18/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/jobseekers-act-1995/section-17
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