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Income to be disregarded

12.  In Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations—

(a) in paragraph 14, for sub-paragraph (d)(1) there shall be substituted the following—

(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) or in the Intensive Activity Period for 50 plus;

(b) for paragraph 60(2), there shall be substituted the following—

60.  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—

(a)the self-employment route;

(b)an employment-programme specified in—

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

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

(c)in the Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) or in the Intensive Activity Period for 50 plus.

(1)

Paragraph 14(d) was inserted by S.I. 1997/2863.

(2)

Paragraph 60 was substituted by S.I. 1998/1174.