PART 1Schemes for Assisting Persons to Obtain Employment

Circumstances in which requirement to participate in the Scheme is suspended or ceases to apply6

1

Paragraph (2) applies where a claimant is—

a

subject to a requirement to participate in the Scheme; and

b

while the claimant is subject to such a requirement, the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations apply so that the claimant is not required to meet the jobseeking conditions M1.

2

Where this paragraph applies the claimant's requirement to participate in the Scheme is suspended for the period during which the claimant is not required to meet the jobseeking conditions.

3

A requirement to participate in the Scheme ceases to apply to a claimant if—

a

the Secretary of State gives the claimant notice in writing that the claimant is no longer required to participate in the Scheme; or

b

the claimant's award of jobseeker's allowance terminates,

whichever is earlier.

4

If the Secretary of State gives the claimant a notice in writing under paragraph (3)(a), the requirement to participate in the Scheme ceases to apply on the day specified in the notice.