SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Employment Programme) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 14th October 2002. Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 2 1 The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation. 2 In paragraph (3) of regulation 1 (interpretation) for paragraph (a) of the definition of “self-employment route” there shall be substituted— a the Self-Employed Employment Option of the New Deal which is specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(aa); or . 3 In paragraph (2)(f)(i) of regulation 48 (linking periods) before the words “Employment Option” the words “ Self-Employed ” shall be inserted. 4 In paragraph (1) of regulation 75 (interpretation) — a sub-paragraphs (a)(i)(aa)(Jobplan Workshop) and (a)(i)(ee)(Programme Centre Workshop) shall be omitted; b for sub-paragraph (a)(ii)(aa)(Employment Option of the New Deal) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph— aa the Self-Employed Employment Option of the New Deal, being a programme which lasts for any individual for up to 26 weeks and which includes for that individual assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment; . 5 After paragraph 60 of Schedule 7 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) the following paragraph shall be inserted— 60A Any mandatory top-up payment made to a person pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of that person’s participation in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) (Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal). . 6 After paragraph 45 of Schedule 8 (capital to be disregarded) the following paragraph shall be inserted— 45A Any mandatory top-up payment made to a person pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of that person’s participation in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) (Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal) but only for the period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment. . Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 3 1 The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation. 2 For paragraph (a) of the definition of “self-employment route” in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) there shall be substituted— a the Self-Employed Employment Option of the New Deal which is specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(aa) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996; or . 3 In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)— a in sub-paragraph (b)(i) of paragraph 62 for the words “those Regulations” there shall be substituted “ the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 ” ; b after paragraph 62 the following paragraph shall be inserted— 62A Any mandatory top-up payment made to a person pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of that person’s participation in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal). . 4 In Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded)— a in sub-paragraph (b)(i) of paragraph 50 for the words “those Regulations” there shall be substituted “ the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 ” ; b after paragraph 50 the following paragraph shall be inserted— 50A Any mandatory top-up payment made to a person pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of that person’s participation in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal) but only for the period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment. . Amendment of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Maria Eagle Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions 5th September 2002