Sections 17 and 18 provide for the payment of a reduced rate of jobseeker's allowance or supplementary welfare allowance where the person refuses to participate in an appropriate course of training or to participate in a programme under the national employment action plan. Section 17 also provides for a specific disqualification for receipt of jobseeker's allowance where the person refuses an offer of suitable employment. Section 19 clarifies the circumstances in which the reduced rate of jobseeker's allowance is payable in the case of 18 to 21 year olds.

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