# The Social Security (Employment Programme Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation) for paragraph (a) of the definition of “self-employment route” there shall be substituted the following paragraph –
“(a) the Self-Employed Employment Option of the New Deal which is specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(i); or”.
(3) In regulation 48(2)(f)(i) (linking periods) before “Employment Option” the words “Self-Employed” shall be inserted.
(4) In regulation 75(1)(a) (interpretation) for head (i) (Employment Option of the New Deal) there shall be substituted the following head –
“(i) the Self-Employed Employment Option of the New Deal, being a programme which lasts for any individual for up to 26 weeks and which includes for that individual assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment;”.
(5) After paragraph 58 of Schedule 6 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) the following paragraph shall be inserted –
“58A Any mandatory top-up payment made to a person pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 in respect of that person’s participation in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) (Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal).”.
(6) After paragraph 43 of Schedule 7 (capital to be disregarded) the following paragraph shall be inserted –
“43A Any mandatory top-up payment made to a person pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 in respect of that person’s participation in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) (Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal) but only for the period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/275/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-employment-programme-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/regulation-2
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