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The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

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Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

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2.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)in the appropriate places insert—

“child abuse payment” means a payment from a scheme established or approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing compensation in respect of historic institutional child abuse in the United Kingdom;;

“Windrush payment” means a payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act 2020(2);;

(b)in the definition of “qualifying person”, after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”.

(3) In regulation 42(4ZB) (notional income), for “a payment of income which is a Grenfell Tower payment” substitute—

any of the following payments of income—

(a)a Grenfell Tower payment;

(b)a child abuse payment;

(c)a Windrush payment..

(4) In regulation 48(10) (income treated as capital)—

(a)omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (ab);

(b)after sub-paragraph (ab) insert—

(ac)which is a child abuse payment;

(ad)which is a Windrush payment; or.

(5) In regulation 51(3B) (notional capital), for “a payment of capital which is a Grenfell Tower payment” substitute—

any of the following payments of capital—

(a)a Grenfell Tower payment;

(b)a child abuse payment;

(c)a Windrush payment..

(6) In paragraph 18(8)(b) (non-dependant deductions) of Schedule 3 (housing costs), after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, child abuse payment or Windrush payment”.

(7) In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a)in paragraph 21(2), after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”;

(b)in paragraph 39—

(i)for sub-paragraph (1A) substitute—

(1A) Any—

(a)Grenfell Tower payment;

(b)child abuse payment;

(c)Windrush payment.;

(ii)in sub-paragraphs (2) to (6), after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”.

(8) In Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded)—

(a)in paragraph 22—

(i)in sub-paragraph (1A) after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, child abuse payment, Windrush payment”;

(ii)in sub-paragraphs (2) to (6), after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”;

(b)in paragraph 29, after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, child abuse payment or Windrush payment”.

(1)

S. I. 1987/1967. Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2020/618.

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