SOCIAL SECURITY Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Tax Credits (New Deal Consequential Amendments) 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 1991 ; “the Family Credit Regulations ” means the Family Credit (General) Regulations 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(1) of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations and regulation 2(1) of the Family Credit Regulations— a after the definition of “extra statutory maternity pay” insert the following definition— “Intensive Activity Period for 50 plus” means the programme known by that name and provided in pursuance of arrangements made by or on behalf of the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 , 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)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 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)(ii)(aa)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996; or assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment while participating in— an employment zone programme; or a course of training or instruction funded by or on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, the National Assembly for Wales, or the Scottish Enterprise or Highlands or Islands Enterprise; or the Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 or the Intensive Activity Period 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 Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 or in the Intensive Activity Period 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 Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) of those Regulations or in the Intensive Activity Period 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 1996, other than where the service is performed in connection with the claimant’s participation in the Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) of those Regulations or in the Intensive Activity Period 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 Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) of those Regulations or in the Intensive Activity Period 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, in the Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 or in the Intensive Activity Period 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 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of that person’s participation in— the self-employment route; an employment programme specified in— regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(bb) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (Voluntary Sector Option of the New Deal); regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(cc) of those Regulations (Environmental Task Force Option of the New Deal); or the Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) of those Regulations or the Intensive Activity Period 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 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of that person’s participation in— the self-employment route; an employment programme specified in— regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(bb) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (Voluntary Sector Option of the New Deal); regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(cc) of those Regulations (Environmental Task Force Option of the New Deal); or the Intensive Activity Period specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(iv) of those Regulations or the Intensive Activity Period 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