# The Social Security (Approved Work) Regulations 2000, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967), the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207), the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971), the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1814), the Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3156), the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/311), the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2946), the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit—Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2945), the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984 (S.I. 1984/1303) and the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2745).
Regulation 2(1), (2)(a) and (3) make amendments to the regulations relating to the income-related benefits and jobseeker’s allowance to ensure that persons who are participating in approved work, such as work trials or work placements, are not attributed with notional earnings for the purpose of ascertaining entitlement to those benefits.
Regulation 2(2)(b) makes a technical amendment to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 relating to the New Deal for Lone Parents to ensure that the notional earnings rules apply to those taking a break in their period of work experience.
Regulation 3 makes amendments to the Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 1999 which are consequential on those made in regulation 2(1), (2)(a) and (3).
Regulation 4 amends the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 so that persons who are participating in approved work in the nature of the Department for Education and Employment work trials or preparation, as piloted by the Social Security (Incapacity, Earnings and Work Trials) Pilot Schemes Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/1088), are treated as incapable of work.
Regulation 5 amends regulation 4 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 so that travelling and meal expenses paid as the sole training allowance do not cause a person to be treated as capable of work.
Regulation 6 amends the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit—Increases for Dependants) Regulations 1994 so that recipients of incapacity benefit who have dependants who do approved work in the nature of the Department for Education and Employment work trial or preparation scheme are not disallowed the increase.
Regulation 7 amends the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984 so that the participants in approved work continue to receive severe disablement allowance.
Regulation 8 amends the Social Security Benefits (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996 so that persons participating in approved work, such as work trials or work placements, are not attributed with notional earnings for the purpose of computing earnings in relation to their benefit or retirement pension, or increases for dependants under Part IV of the Social Security Contributions and Benefit Act 1992.
These Regulations do not impose any charge on business.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/678/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-approved-work-regulations-2000/note
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