12.—(1) A claimant who is participating in the Scheme (whether or not pursuant to a requirement imposed by these Regulations) is to be treated as meeting the condition set out in section 1(2)(c) (the jobseeker’s allowance)(1) of the Act in any week during which the person is undertaking work experience as part of the Scheme.
(2) Regulation 5 (exceptions to requirement to be available immediately: carers, voluntary workers, persons providing a service and persons under an obligation to provide notice)(2) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations has effect in relation to a person participating in the Scheme (whether or not pursuant to a requirement imposed by these Regulations) as if—
(a)in the heading the words “participants in the Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme, ” were inserted after “workers,”;
(b)in paragraph (1)(b) the words “or who is participating in the Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme” were inserted after “voluntary work”;
(c)in paragraph (2) the words “or who is participating in the Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme” were inserted after “caring responsibilities”.
Section 1(2) is substituted by section 2(a) and 4(1) of the 2009 Act on a day to be appointed.
Regulation 5 was amended by S.Is 2002/3072, 2006/1402, 2007/2618 and 2008/3051.