2009 No. 297
The Steps to Work (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009
Made
Coming into operation
The Department for Employment and Learning1 makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 4(1)(a), (c) and (d) of the Employment and Training (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 19882 and now vested in it3.
It appears to the Department for Employment and Learning that provision has been made under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 19504 for persons using facilities provided in pursuance of arrangements known as “Steps to Work” made by it under that section to receive payments in connection with their use of those facilities.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Steps to Work (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 5th October 2009.
2
In this Order—
“Steps to Work” means the employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(vi) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19965;
“facilities” includes the provision of services;
“Steps to Work participant”, in relation to any time, means a person who is at that time participating in Steps to Work;
“trading payment” means a payment made to a Steps to Work participant in consideration of goods or services supplied by that person in the course of that person’s participation in Steps to Work;
“training allowance” means a payment made by, or on behalf of, the Department to a person in connection with that person’s participation in Steps to Work.
Treatment of persons and payments for the purposes of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and other specified statutory provisions2
1
The provisions of this Article apply for the purposes of—
a
Part 1 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 19926;
b
the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 19957; and
c
the statutory provisions specified in the Schedule.
2
If, for any period commencing on or after the day on which this Order comes into operation, a Steps to Work participant receives, or is eligible to receive, a training allowance, that person is to be treated for that period and in respect of that person’s participation in Steps to Work as not being employed but as participating in arrangements for training under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950.
3
Except as mentioned in paragraph (4), any payment made to a Steps to Work participant during that period in connection with that person’s use of facilities provided in pursuance of those arrangements is to be treated in the same manner as a payment of training allowance made in respect of such training.
4
Paragraph (3) does not apply in respect of any trading payment made to a Steps to Work participant who is receiving assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment whilst participating in that programme.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 18th August 2009.
SCHEDULEStatutory Provisions
The Social Security (Credits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19758
The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19799
The Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198710
The Income Support (Transitional) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198711
The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 198712
The Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199213
The Child Support (Maintenance Assessment and Special Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199214
The Fire Services (Factory, Office and Shop Premises) Order (Northern Ireland) 199315
The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199616
The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 199617
The Child Support (Maintenance Calculation Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200118
Students Awards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200319
The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200620
The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200621
The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 22
The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200923
(This note is not part of the Order)