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SCHEDULE V INCOME FROM CAPITAL

PART ICapital disregarded for the purpose of calculating income

20.—(1) Any amount paid—

(a)by way of arrears of benefit;

(b)by way of compensation for the late payment of benefit; or

(c)in lieu of the payment of benefit.

[F1(d)any payment made by a local authority (including in England a county council), or by the [F2Welsh Ministers], to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to a service which is provided to develop or sustain the capacity of the claimant or his partner to live independently in his accommodation][F3; or

(e)by way of local welfare provision including arrears and payments in lieu of local welfare provision; or

(f)in consequence of a reduction of council tax under section 13, 13A or 80 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (reduction of liability of council tax).]

(2) In paragraph (1), “benefit” means—

(a)attendance allowance under section 64 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

(b)disability living allowance;

[F4(ba)personal independence payment;]

[F5(bb)armed forces independence payment;]

(c)income support;

(d)income-based jobseeker’s allowance;

(e)housing benefit;

(f)state pension credit;

F6(g). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F7(h)an increase of a disablement pension under section 104 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (increase where constant attendance needed), and any further increase of such a pension under section 105 of that Act (increase for exceptionally severe disablement); ]

(i)any amount included on account of the claimant’s exceptionally severe disablement [F8or need for constant attendance,] in a war disablement pension or [F9any other such amount described in regulation 15(5)(ac)].

[F10(j)council tax benefit;

(k)social fund payments;

(l)child benefit;

F11(m). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(n)child tax credit under the Tax Credits Act 2002.]

[F12(o)income-related employment and support allowance][F13;

(p)universal credit]

[F14(q)bereavement support payment under section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014.]

Textual Amendments

F14Sch. V Pt. I para. 20(2)(q) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1-3 of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/422), arts. 1(2), 21(3)(a)