Regulation 10 Income to be disregardedI1

in paragraph 14, for sub-paragraph (d)^f1 there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(d)

any child care expenses reimbursed to the claimant in respect of his participation in a New Deal option or in the Preparation for Employment Programme for 50 plus”;

for paragraph 58^f2, there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“58

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)

the self-employment route;

(b)

an employment programme specified in—

(i)

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

(ii)

regulation 75(1)(a)(iii) (Environmental Task Force Option of the New Deal), or

(iii)

regulation 75(1)(a)(v) (Preparation for Employment Programme), or

(c)

the Preparation for Employment Programme for 50 plus.”.