Explanatory note

These Regulations amend certain provisions in the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207), the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967), the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1973) and the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2887), in relation to those persons who are undertaking qualifying courses as defined for the purposes of Parts II and IV of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

Regulations 2 to 5 provide that discretionary payments made to persons undertaking qualifying courses to meet, or help meet special needs, shall, for the purposes of those benefits, be disregarded for the purposes of assessing that person’s income or capital or, where such payments are made to third parties, shall not be taken into account as their notional income or notional capital.

Regulation 6 makes technical amendments relating to the numbering of paragraphs in Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 and to Schedule 9 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987.

These Regulations do not impose any charge on business.