Regulation 8 Income to be disregarded

Amend Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations (“Schedule 3”) and Schedule 2 to the Family Credit Regulations (“Schedule 2”) as follows.

For sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 and of Schedule 2^f1 substitute the following sub-paragraph—

“(d)

any child care expenses reimbursed to the claimant in respect of his participation in a New Deal option, in the Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 or in the Intensive Activity Period for 50 plus,”.

For paragraph 57 of Schedule 3^f2 and paragraph 59 of Schedule 2^f3 substitute the following paragraph—

• “Any mandatory top-up payment made to a person pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of that person’s participation in—

  1. (a)

     the self-employment route;

  2. (b)

     an employment programme specified in—

     1. (i)

        regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(bb) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (Voluntary Sector Option of the New Deal);

     2. (ii)

        regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(cc) of those Regulations (Environmental Task Force Option of the New Deal); or

  3. (c)

     the Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) of those Regulations or the Intensive Activity Period for 50 plus.”.