Regulation 3 Amendment of the Income Support (General) RegulationsI1

The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987^f1 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4) –

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for paragraph (a) of the definition of “self-employment route”^f2 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) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; or”.

After paragraph 60^f3 of Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) the following paragraph shall be inserted –

“60A

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) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal).”.

After paragraph 48^f4 of Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded) the following paragraph shall be inserted –

“48A

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) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (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.”.