Regulation 12 Income to be disregarded

in paragraph 14, for sub-paragraph (d) M1 there shall be substituted the following—

“(d)

any child care expenses reimbursed to the claimant in respect of his participation in a New Deal option, in the Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) or in the Intensive Activity Period for 50 plus”;

for paragraph 60 M2, there shall be substituted the following—

“

60

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—

(a)

the self-employment route;

(b)

an employment-programme specified in—

(i)

regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(bb) (Voluntary Sector Option of the New Deal); or

(ii)

regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(cc) (Environment Task Force Option of the New Deal); or

(c)

in the Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) or in the Intensive Activity Period for 50 plus”.