SOCIAL SECURITY, NORTHERN IRELAND Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Tax Credits (New Deal Consequential Amendments) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 24th April 2001. Interpretation 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 . Amendments to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and the Family Credit Regulations 3 Amend the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and the Family Credit Regulations as follows. Interpretation 4 In regulation 2 of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and regulation 2(1) of the Family Credit Regulations— a after the definition of “premises” insert the following definition— “Preparation for Employment for 50 plus” means the programme known by that name and provided in pursuance of arrangements made under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 , being a programme lasting for up to 52 weeks for any one individual aged 50 years or over on the day that he or she first joined any such programme, and consisting for that individual of any one or more of the following elements, namely assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment, education and training, work experience, assistance with job search, motivation and skills training; ; b after the definition of “net profit” insert the following definition— “New Deal option” means any of the employment programmes specified in regulation 75(1)(a) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and the training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) of those Regulations; ; c after the definition of “self-employed earner” insert the following definition— “self-employment route” means— that part of the Employment Option of the New Deal which is specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(i)(bb) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; or assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment while participating in— the Preparation for Employment Programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(v) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996; or the Preparation for Employment Programme for 50 plus; . Remunerative work 5 1 Amend regulation 6 of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and regulation 4 of the Family Credit Regulations as follows. 2 In paragraph (3) after the notionally inserted sub-paragraph (d) insert the following paragraph— da he is participating in the Preparation for Employment Programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(v) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 or in the Preparation for Employment Programme for 50 plus; . Notional income 6 1 Amend regulation 29 of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and regulation 26 of the Family Credit Regulations as follows. 2 In paragraph (3A) after paragraph (ii) of sub-paragraph (c) insert the following paragraph— iia in the Preparation for Employment Programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(v) of those Regulations or in the Preparation for Employment Programme for 50 plus; or . 3 In paragraph (4) for the notionally substituted words “Subject to paragraph (4A), where” substitute “Subject to paragraphs (4A) and (4B), where”. 4 In the notionally inserted paragraph (4A) omit paragraph (i) of sub-paragraph (b). 5 After the notionally inserted paragraph (4A) insert the following paragraph— 4B Paragraph (4) shall not apply in a case where the service is performed in connection with the claimant’s participation in an employment or training programme in accordance with regulation 19(1)(q) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, other than where the service is performed in connection with the claimant’s participation in the Preparation for Employment Programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(v) of those Regulations or in the Preparation for Employment Programme for 50 plus. . Notional capital 7 1 Amend regulation 37 of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and regulation 34 of the Family Credit Regulations as follows. 2 In paragraph (3A) after paragraph (ii) of sub-paragraph (b) insert the following paragraph— iia in the Preparation for Employment Programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(v) of those Regulations or in the Preparation for Employment Programme for 50 plus; or . Income to be disregarded 8 1 Amend Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations (“Schedule 3”) and Schedule 2 to the Family Credit Regulations (“Schedule 2”) as follows. 2 For sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph 11 of Schedule 3 and of Schedule 2 substitute the following sub-paragraph— d any child care expenses reimbursed to the claimant in respect of his participation in a New Deal option or in the Preparation for Employment Programme for 50 plus, . 3 For paragraph 57 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 59 of Schedule 2 substitute the following paragraph— Any mandatory top-up payment made to a person pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 in respect of that person’s participation in— the self-employment route; an employment programme specified in— regulation 75(1)(a)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (Voluntary Sector Option of the New Deal); regulation 75(1)(a)(iii) of those Regulations (Environmental Task Force Option of the New Deal); or regulation 75(1)(a)(v) of those Regulations (Preparation for Employment Programme); or the Preparation for Employment Programme for 50 plus. . Capital to be disregarded 9 1 Amend Schedule 4 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations (“Schedule 4”) and Schedule 3 to the Family Credit Regulations (“Schedule 3”) as follows. 2 For paragraph 51 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 52 of Schedule 3 substitute the following paragraph— Any mandatory top-up payment made to a person pursuant to section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 in respect of that person’s participation in— the self-employment route; an employment programme specified in— regulation 75(1)(a)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (Voluntary Sector Option of the New Deal); regulation 75(1)(a)(iii) of those Regulations (Environmental Task Force Option of the New Deal); or regulation 75(1)(a)(v) of those Regulations (Preparation for Employment Programme); or the Preparation for Employment Programme for 50 plus, but only for the period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment. . Dave Clelland Greg Pope Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 3rd April 2001