Regulation 2 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance RegulationsI1I2

in the heading, for “Regulation 3D(1)(c)(iii)” there shall be substituted “Regulation 3D(1)(c)”;

for paragraph 2(1) and (2) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraphs—

“2

(1)

A member—

(a)

who, at the date of claim, is aged 16 or over but under 19 and is receiving full-time education for the purposes of section 138 of the Benefits Act (meaning of child);

(b)

who, at the date of claim, is a full-time student, or

(c)

to whom (a) or (b) does not apply but to whom sub-paragraph (1A) or (2) does apply.

(1A)

This sub-paragraph applies to a member who—

(a)

as at the date of claim—

(i)

had applied to an educational establishment to commence a full-time course of study commencing from the beginning of the next academic term or, as the case may be, the next academic year after the date of claim and that application has not been rejected, or

(ii)

had been allocated a place on a full-time course of study commencing from the beginning of the next academic term or, as the case may be, the next academic year, and

(b)

is either—

(i)

aged 16 or over but under 19 and is receiving full-time education for the purposes of section 138 of the Benefits Act, or

(ii)

a full-time student.

(2)

This sub-paragraph applies to a member who has applied to an educational establishment to commence a full-time course of study (other than a course of study beyond a first degree course or a comparable course)—

(a)

within one month of—

(i)

the last day of a previous course of study, or

(ii)

the day on which the member received examination results relating to a previous course of study, and

(b)

who is either—

(i)

aged 16 or over but under 19 and is receiving full-time education for the purposes of section 138 of the Benefits Act, or

(ii)

a full-time student.”.