The Tax Credits (New Deal Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2001

Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 1334

The Tax Credits (New Deal Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2001

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2001 No. 1334
SOCIAL SECURITY
TAXES
The Tax Credits (New Deal Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2001

	Made	3rd April 2001
	Laid before Parliament	3rd April 2001
	Coming into force	24th April 2001

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 123(1)(b) and (c), 136(3) and (5)(a), (b) and (c), 137(1) and (2)(d) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992[1], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

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[

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"[4] insert the following definition -

(b) after the definition of "net profit" insert the following definition -

" "self-employment route" means -

(a) 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

(b) assistance in pursuing self-employed earner's employment while participating in -

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)[7] after the notionally inserted sub-paragraph (d)[8] insert the following paragraph -

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)[9] after paragraph (ii) of sub-paragraph (c) insert the following paragraph -

    (3) In paragraph (4) for the notionally substituted words "Subject to paragraph (4A), where"[10] substitute "Subject to paragraphs (4A) and (4B), where".

    (4) In the notionally inserted paragraph (4A)[11] omit paragraph (i) of sub-paragraph (b).

    (5) After the notionally inserted paragraph (4A) insert the following paragraph -

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)[12] after paragraph (ii) of sub-paragraph (b) insert the following paragraph -

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[13] substitute the following sub-paragraph -

(3) For paragraph 57 of Schedule 3[14] and paragraph 59 of Schedule 2[15] 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 -

(c) 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[16] and paragraph 52 of Schedule 3[17] 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 -

(c) 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