PART XIII MISCELLANEOUS

Training Allowance

Persons in receipt of a training allowance170

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A person who is not receiving training falling within paragraph (2) F3and is not a qualifying young person or child within the meaning of section 142 of the Benefits Act (child and qualifying young person) may be entitled to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance without—

a

being available for employment;

b

having entered into a jobseeker’s agreement; or

c

actively seeking employment,

if he is in receipt of a training allowance F6....

2

Training falls within this paragraph if it is training for which persons aged under 18 are eligible and for which persons aged 18 to 24 may be eligible, F1secured by the F7F8Secretary of StateF9... or by the F4Welsh Ministers and, in Scotland, provided, directly or indirectly by a Local Enterprise Company pursuant to its arrangement with, as the case may be, F5Skills Development Scotland, Scottish Enterprise Highlands and Island Enterprise (whether that arrangements is known as am Operating Contract or by other name).