The New Deal Pilot for 25 Plus (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999

Treatment of persons and payments for the purposes of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and other specified statutory provisions

2.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies for the purposes of—

(a) Part 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(1);

(b) the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(2); and

(c) the statutory provisions specified in the Schedule.

(2) If during any period or periods commencing with or falling after the date on which this Order comes into operation, a participant in the self-employment route within the intensive activity period of the New Deal Pilot for 25 plus receives, or is eligible to receive, either a mandatory top-up payment or other payment made to him in order to assist with the expenses of such participation, he is to be treated for that period, or those periods, and in respect of his participation as not being employed and any such payments made to such a person during that period or those periods in connection with his use of facilities shall be treated as a grant and not as a training allowance.

(1)

1992 c. 7

(2)

S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15)