Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 19872
1
The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M1 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
2
In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) after paragraph 75 M2 the following paragraph shall be added–
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1
Any payment made by a local authority to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to–
a
welfare services within the meaning of section 93(1) or (2) of the Local Government Act 2000 M3;
b
housing support services in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have paid a grant to the local authority under section 91(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 M4,
where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.
2
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) “local authority” includes, in England, a county council.
3
In Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded)–
a
in paragraph 25 M5 at the end there shall be added the words “
or, where that dwelling is occupied as the home by the former partner who is a lone parent, for as long as it is so occupied
”
;
b
after paragraph 65 M6 the following paragraph shall be added–
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Any payment made by a local authority to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to–
a
welfare services within the meaning of section 93(1) or (2) of the Local Government Act 2000;
b
housing support services in respect of which the Scottish Ministers have paid a grant to the local authority under section 91(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001,
where the claimant or his partner qualified for that payment.
2
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) “local authority” includes, in England, a county council.