(1)    This Order may be cited as the New Deal (25 plus) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 2nd April 1999.

(2)    In this Order—

“the intensive activity period of the New Deal Pilot for 25 plus” means the arrangements known by that name and made under section 2 of the 1973 Act for which only persons who are aged over 25 years immediately prior to entry are eligible and which are designed to help participants to obtain work or to improve their prospects of obtaining work;

“the self-employment route” means receiving assistance in pursuing self-employed earner's employment whilst participating in the intensive activity period of the New Deal Pilots for 25 plus;

“training allowance” means a payment made directly by the Secretary of State to a New Deal participant in connection with his participation;

(1)    The provisions of this article apply for the purposes of—

(a)    Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992,

(b)    the Jobseekers Act 1995 and

(c)    the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule to this Order.

(2)    If during any period or periods commencing with or falling after the date on which this Order comes into force a person is participating in the New Deal Pilot for 25 plus within the self employment route and that person receives, or is eligible to receive, either a mandatory top-up payment or other payment made to him in order to assist with the expenses of participation, he is to be treated for that period or those periods and in respect of his participation as not being employed and any such payments made to such a person during that period or those periods in connection with his use of facilities shall be treated as a grant and not as a training allowance.

Signed by order of the Secretary of State

Andrew Smith

Minister of State,

Department for Education and Employment

12th March 1999

The Social Security (Credits) Regulations 1975

The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979

The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

The Income Support (Transitional) Regulations 1987

The Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987

The Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987

The Fire Precautions (Factories, Offices, Shops and Railway Premises) Order 1989

The Income Support (General) Amendment No 4 Regulations 1991

The Income Support (General) Amendment No 6 Regulations 1991

The Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991

The Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations 1992

The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992

The Child Support (Maintenance Assessments and Special Cases) Regulations 1992

The Education Authority Bursaries (Scotland) Regulations 1995

The Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996

The Jobseeker's Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 1996

The Social Security (Back to Work Bonus) (No 2) Regulations 1996

The Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996

The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1997

The Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 1998

This Order provides that, for the purposes of Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c 4) and the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c 18) and of the subordinate legislation specified in the Schedule to the Order, a person using facilities provided in pursuance of the employment programme known as “the intensive activity period of the New Deal Pilot for 25 plus self employment route” and receiving or entitled to receive in connection with the use of those facilities a top-up payment or assistance with the expenses of participation or both shall be treated as not being employed and as being in receipt of a grant rather than a training allowance.

The effect of the Order is that receipt of the top-up payment or expenses on the part of those using the facilities does not affect their entitlement to continue to receive jobseeker's allowance nor the conditions on which jobseeker's allowance is paid to them.

This Order does not impose any charge on business.