Part IIThe Jobseeker's Allowance
Persons under 18
Reduced payments19
F41
Regulations may provide for the amount of an income-based jobseeker's allowanceF1 payable in respect of any young person to whom this Article applies to be reduced—
a
in such circumstances,
b
by such a percentage, and
c
for such a period,
as may be prescribed.
F11A
Regulations may provide for the amount of a joint-claim jobseeker's allowance payable in respect of any joint-claim couple where a member of the couple is a young person to whom this Article applies to be reduced—
a
in such circumstances,
b
by such a percentage, and
c
for such a period,
as may be prescribed.
2
This Article applies to any young person in respect of whom—
a
a direction is in force under Article 18; and
b
F2either of the conditions mentioned in paragraph (3) is satisfied.
3
The conditions are that—
a
the young person was previously entitled to an income-based jobseeker's allowance and that entitlement ceased by virtue of the revocation of a direction under Article 18;
F2b
he has failed to complete a course of training and no certificate has been issued to him under paragraph (4) with respect to that failure.
F24
Where a young person who has failed to complete a course of training—
a
claims that there was F3a good reason for the failure, and
b
applies to the Department for a certificate under this paragraph,
the Department shall, if it is satisfied that there was F3a good reason for the failure, issue a certificate to that effect and give a copy of it to the young person.
F25
In this Article “young person” means a person who has reached the age of 16 but not the age of 18.