The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Jobseeker Mandatory Activity) Pilot Regulations 2005

Application of the Jobseeker Mandatory Activity Pilot

3.—(1) In relation to a person to whom paragraph (2) applies—

(a) regulation 69 of the Jobseeker’s Regulations (prescribed period for the purposes of section 19(2) and 20A(3)(1)) shall have effect with the following amendments—

(i) in paragraph (1)(a), for “(c) or (d)” substitute “(c), (d) or (e)”;

(ii) in paragraph (1)(b) after “regulation 75(1)(a)(i)(bb)” insert “or a case where sub-paragraph (e) applies”;

(iii) after paragraph (1)(d) insert the following sub-paragraph—

“(e) one week in a case where a jobseeker’s allowance is determined not to be payable in circumstances relating to the employment programme known as the Jobseeker Mandatory Activity Pilot and falling within section 19(5) or section 20A(2)(a) to (c).”;

(b) “employment programme” in the Jobseeker’s Regulations means, in addition to the employment programmes listed in regulation 75 of the Jobseeker’s Regulations (interpretation), the Jobseeker Mandatory Activity Pilot.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this paragraph shall apply to any person in respect of whom the Secretary of State considers it appropriate that he should participate in the Jobseeker Mandatory Activity Pilot and who—

(a) on or after 3rd April 2006, but before 2nd April 2007, attends an appropriate office pursuant to a notification given or sent under regulation 23 or 23A of the Jobseeker’s Regulations (attendance and attendance by members of a joint-claim couple);

(b) on the day he attends, is aged 25 years or over;

(c) has been receiving benefit for a continuous period of not less than six months; and

(d) has been given or sent a notice in writing by an employment officer advising him that, if he fails to participate in the Jobseeker Mandatory Activity Pilot, his jobseeker’s allowance could cease to be payable or could be payable at a lower rate.

(3) Paragraph (2) shall cease to apply to a person from the date on which he changes address if, as a consequence of changing his address, he is notified under regulation 23 or 23A of the Jobseeker’s Regulations that he should attend at an office of the Department for Work and Pensions which is not an appropriate office for the purposes of these Regulations.

(4) However, in a case where paragraph (2) ceases to apply to a person from a particular date by virtue of paragraph (3), any relevant determination made before that date in relation to that person shall continue to have effect.

(5) In paragraph (4), “relevant determination” means a determination that—

(a) his jobseeker’s allowance is not payable under section 19 of the Jobseekers Act 1995, or

(b) he be subject to a sanction under section 20A of that Act.

(1)

Section 20A was inserted by paragraph 13 of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30).