SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Amendment) (New Deal No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 19th October 1998. 2 In these Regulations— “the Disability Working Allowance Regulations ” means the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 ; “the Family Credit Regulations ” means the Family Credit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 ; “the Income Support Regulations ” means the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 ; “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations ” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 . 3 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Notional income 2 1 In regulation 105 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (notional income)— a in paragraph (10) for the words from “Any payment of income,” to “regulation 75(1)( b )(ii)” there shall be substituted “Any payment of income, other than a payment of income specified in paragraph (10A)”; b after paragraph (10) there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 10A Paragraph (10) shall not apply in respect of a payment of income made— a under the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust, the Fund, the Eileen Trust or the Independent Living Funds; b pursuant to section 19(1)( a ) of the Coal Industry Act 1994 (concessionary coal), or c pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 in respect of a person’s participation— i in an employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)( a ); ii in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)( b )(ii), or iii in a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7) . . 2 In regulation 42 of the Income Support Regulations (notional income)— a in paragraph (4) for the words from “Any payment of income,” to “regulation 75(1)( b )(ii) of those Regulations” there shall be substituted “Any payment of income, other than a payment of income specified in paragraph (4ZA)”; b after paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 4ZA Paragraph (4) shall not apply in respect of a payment of income made— a under the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust, the Fund, the Eileen Trust or the Independent Living Funds; b pursuant to section 19(1)( a ) of the Coal Industry Act 1994 (concessionary coal), or c pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 in respect of a person’s participation— i in an employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)( a ) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; ii in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)( b )(ii) of those Regulations, or iii in a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7) of those Regulations. . 3 In both regulation 29 of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and regulation 26 of the Family Credit Regulations (which relate to notional income)— a in paragraph (3) for the words from “Any payment of income,” to “regulation 75(1)( b )(ii) of those Regulations” there shall be substituted “Any payment of income, other than a payment of income specified in paragraph (3A)”; b after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 3A Paragraph (3) shall not apply in respect of a payment of income made— a under the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust, the Fund, the Eileen Trust or the Independent Living Funds; b pursuant to section 19(1)( a ) of the Coal Industry Act 1994 (concessionary coal), or c pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 in respect of a person’s participation— i in an employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)( a ) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; ii in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)( b )(ii) of those Regulations, or iii in a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7) of those Regulations. . Notional capital 3 1 In regulation 113 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (notional capital)— a in paragraph (3) for the words from “Any payment of capital,” to “regulation 75(1)( b )(ii)” there shall be substituted “Any payment of capital, other than a payment of capital specified in paragraph (3A)”; b after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 3A Paragraph (3) shall not apply in respect of a payment of capital made— a under the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust, the Fund, the Eileen Trust or the Independent Living Funds, or b pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 in respect of a person’s participation— i in an employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)( a ); ii in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)( b )(ii), or iii in a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7). . 2 In each of the regulations referred to in paragraph (3) (each of which relates to notional capital)— a in paragraph (3) for the words from “Any payment of capital,” to “regulation 75(1)( b )(ii) of those Regulations” there shall be substituted “Any payment of capital, other than a payment of capital specified in paragraph (3A)”; b after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph— 3A Paragraph (3) shall not apply in respect of a payment of capital made— a under the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust, the Fund, the Eileen Trust or the Independent Living Funds, or b pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 in respect of a person’s participation— i in an employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)( a ) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; ii in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)( b )(ii) of those Regulations, or iii in a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7) of those Regulations. . 3 The regulations to which paragraph (2) refers are— a regulation 37 of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations ; b regulation 34 of the Family Credit Regulations ; c regulation 51 of the Income Support Regulations . Income to be disregarded 4 1 After paragraph 61 of Schedule 6 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be added the following paragraph— 62 1 Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any discretionary payment made pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 to meet, or help meet, special needs of a person who is undertaking a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7). 2 No amount shall be disregarded pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) in respect of travel expenses incurred as a result of the student’s attendance on the course where an amount in respect of those expenses has already been disregarded pursuant to regulation 135(1) (student’s income to be disregarded). . 2 After paragraph 58 of Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be added the following paragraph— 59 1 Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any discretionary payment made pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 to meet, or help meet, special needs of a person who is undertaking a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996. 2 No amount shall be disregarded pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) in respect of travel expenses incurred as a result of the student’s attendance on the course where an amount in respect of those expenses has already been disregarded pursuant to regulation 46 (student’s income to be disregarded). . 3 After paragraph 60 of Schedule 2 to the Family Credit Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be added the following paragraph— 61 1 Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any discretionary payment made pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 to meet, or help meet, special needs of a person who is undertaking a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996. 2 No amount shall be disregarded pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) in respect of travel expenses incurred as a result of the student’s attendance on the course where an amount in respect of those expenses has already been disregarded pursuant to regulation 42 (student’s income to be disregarded). . 4 After paragraph 63 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be added the following paragraph— 64 1 Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any discretionary payment made pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 to meet, or help meet, special needs of a person who is undertaking a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996. 2 No amount shall be disregarded pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) in respect of travel expenses incurred as a result of the student’s attendance on the course where an amount in respect of those expenses has already been disregarded pursuant to regulation 66(1) (student’s income to be disregarded). . Capital to be disregarded 5 1 At the end of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (capital to be disregarded) there shall be added the following paragraph— 46 Any discretionary payment made pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 to meet, or help meet, special needs of a person who is undertaking a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7) but only for the period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of that payment. . 2 At the end of each of the Schedules specified in paragraph (3) (which relate to capital to be disregarded) there shall be added the following paragraph bearing the respective specified paragraph number— Any discretionary payment made pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 to meet, or help meet, special needs of a person who is undertaking a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 but only for the period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of that payment. . 3 The respective paragraph number and Schedules for the purposes of paragraph (2) are— a paragraph 52 of Schedule 4 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations ; b paragraph 53 of Schedule 3 to the Family Credit Regulations ; c paragraph 51 of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations . Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland on John O'Neill Assistant Secretary 15th September 1998.