C.E. Schemes are not Fas Training Opportunities

Found this while looking up info for something else. Can't get me head around it. Under Job Seekers Benefit. http://www.citizensinformation.ie/e...nts/unemployed_people/jobseekers_benefit.html

Reduction in payment

The Social Welfare Act 2010 provides that your payment can be reduced if you:

• Refuse an appropriate offer of training by an officer of the Department of Social Protection or FÁS
• Decline an intervention under the Employment Action Plan (EAP), do not attend EAP meetings with a FÁS officer under the EAP or drop out of the EAP process

Community Employment Schemes are not considered to be FÁS training opportunities.

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If you were on a C.E Scheme you wouldn't be on UB in the first place.

It means that refusing a CE scheme may not lead to a reduction in your JA/JB payment, whereas refusing an appropriate offer of FAS training may lead to a reduction.