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45. For the purposes of section 22 (6) of the Act as it applies to income support (no entitlement to benefit if capital exceeds prescribed amount), the prescribed amount is £6,000.
46.—(1) For the purposes of Part II of the Act as it applies to income support, the capital of a claimant to be taken into account shall, subject to paragraph (2), be the whole of his capital calculated in accordance with this Part and any income treated as capital under [F1regulation 48 (income treated as capital).]
(2) There shall be disregarded from the calculation of a claimant's capital under paragraph (1) any capital, where applicable, specified in Schedule 10.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 46(1) substituted (12.12.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 5 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/2022), regs. 1(1)(a), 10
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 46 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1
47. The capital of a child or young person who is a member of the claimant's family shall not be treated as capital of the claimant.
48.—(1) Any F2... bounty derived from employment to which paragraph 7 of Schedule 8 applies [F3and paid at intervals of at least one year] shall be treated as capital.
(2) Except in the case of an amount to which section 23(5) (a) (ii) of the Act (refund of tax in trade disputes cases) [F4or regulation 41(4) (capital treated as income)] applies, any amount by way of a refund of income tax deducted from profits or emoluments chargeable to income tax under Schedule D or E shall be treated as capital.
(3) Any holiday pay which is not earnings under regulation 35(1) (d) (earnings of employed earners) shall be treated as capital.
(4) Except any income derived from capital disregarded under paragraph 1, 2, 4, 6, [F512 or 25 to 28] of Schedule 10, any income derived from capital shall be treated as capital but only from the date it is normally due to be credited to the claimant's account.
(5) Subject to paragraph (6), in the case of employment as an employed earner, any advance of earnings or any loan made by the claimant's employer shall be treated as capital.
[F6(6) Paragraph (5) shall not apply to a person to whom section 23 of the Act (trade disputes) applies or in respect of whom section 20(3) of the Act (conditions of entitlement to income support) has effect as modified by section 23A(b) (effect of return to work).]
(7) Any payment under section 30 of the Prison Act 1952 F7 (payments for discharged prisoners) or allowance under section 17 of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1952 F8 (allowances to prisoners on discharge) shall be treated as capital.
(8) Any payment made by a local authority which represents arrears of payments under section 34 (6) or, as the case may be, section 50 of the Children Act 1975 F9 (contributions to a custodian towards the cost of accommodation and maintenance of a child) shall be treated as capital.
[F10(9) Any charitable or voluntary payment which is not made or not due to be made at regular intervals, other than one to which paragraph (10) applies, shall be treated as capital.]
[F10(10) This paragraph applies to a payment—
(a)which is made to a person to whom section 23 of the Act (trade disputes) applies or in respect of whom section 20(3) of the Act (conditions of entitlement to income support) has effect as modified by section 23A(b) of the Act (effect of return to work) or to a member of the family of such a person;
(b)to which regulation 44(2) (modification in respect of children and young persons) applies; or
(c)which is made under the Macfarlane Trust or the Independent Living Fund.]
Textual Amendments
F2Word in reg. 48(1) omitted (12.9.1988) by virtue of The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1445), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(a)
F3Words in reg. 48(1) inserted (12.9.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1445), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(a)
F4Words in reg. 48(2) inserted (12.9.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1445), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(b)
F5Words in reg. 48(4) substituted (12.12.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 5 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/2022), regs. 1(1)(a), 11(a)
F6Reg. 48(6) substituted (11.4.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/663), regs. 1(1), 21
F71952 c. 52; section 30 was substituted by section 66 (3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80).
F91975 c. 72; as amended by section 64 of the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates Courts Act 1978 (c. 22).
F10Reg. 48(9)(10) added (12.12.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 5 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/2022), regs. 1(1)(a), 11(b)
Commencement Information
I4Reg. 48 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1
49. Capital which a claimant possesses in the United Kingdom shall be calculated—
(a)except in a case to which sub-paragraph (b) applies, at its current market or surrender value, less—
(i)where there would be expenses attributable to sale, 10 per cent; and
(ii)the amount of any incumbrance secured on it;
(b)in the case of a National Savings Certificate—
(i)if purchased from an issue the sale of which ceased before 1st July last preceding the first day on which income support is payable or the date of the determination of the claim, whichever is the earlier, or in the case of a review, the date of any subsequent review, at the price which it would have realised on that 1st July had it been purchased on the last day of that issue;
(ii)in any other case, at its purchase price.
50. Capital which a claimant possesses in a country outside the United Kingdom shall be calculated—
(a)in a case in which there is no prohibition in that country against the transfer to the United Kingdom of an amount equal to its current market or surrender value in that country, at that value;
(b)in a case where there is such a prohibition, at the price which it would realise if sold in the United Kingdom to a willing buyer,
less, where there would be expenses attributable to sale, 10 per cent and the amount of any incumbrance secured on it.
51.—(1) A claimant shall be treated as possessing capital of which he has deprived himself for the purpose of securing entitlement to income support or increasing the amount of that benefit [F11except where that capital is derived from a payment made in consequence of any personal injury and is placed on trust for the benefit of the claimant.]
(2) Except in the case of—
(a)a discretionary trust;
(b)a trust derived from a payment made in consequence of a personal injury; or
(c)any loan which would be obtainable only if secured against capital disregarded under Schedule 10,
any capital which would become available to the claimant upon application being made but which has not been acquired by him shall be treated as possessed by him but only from the date on which [F12it could be expected to be acquired were an application made].
[F13(3) Any payment of capital, other than a payment of capital made under the Macfarlane Trust or the Independent Living Fund, made—
(a)to a third party in respect of a single claimant or in respect of a member of the family (but not a member of the third party’s family) shall be treated—
(i)in a case where that payment is derived from a payment of any benefit under the benefit Acts, a war disablement pension or a war widow’s pension as possessed by that single claimant, if it is paid to him, or by that member if it is paid to any member of the family;
(ii)in any other case, as possessed by that single claimant or by that member to the extent that it is used for the food, ordinary clothing or footwear, household fuel, rent or rates for which housing benefit is payable, or any housing costs to the extent that they are met under regulation 17(1)(e) and 18(1)(f) (housing costs) or accommodation charge to the extent that it is met under regulation 19 or 20 (persons in residential care or nursing homes or board and lodging accommodation or hostels), of that single claimant or, as the case may be, of any member of that family;
(b)to a single claimant or a member of the family in respect of a third party (but not in respect of another member of the family) shall be treated as possessed by that single claimant or, as the case may be, that member of the family to the extent that it is kept or used by him or used by or on behalf of any member of the family.]
(4) Where a claimant stands in relation to a company in a position analogous to that of a sole owner or partner in the business of that company, he shall be treated as if he were such sole owner or partner and in such a case—
(a)the value of his holding in that company shall, notwithstanding regulation 46 (calculation of capital), be disregarded; and
(b)he shall, subject to paragraph (5), be treated as possessing an amount of capital equal to the value or, as the case may be, his share of the value of the capital of that company and the foregoing provisions of this Chapter shall apply for the purposes of calculating that amount as if it were actual capital which he does possess.
(5) For so long as the claimant undertakes activities in the course of the business of the company, the amount which he is treated as possessing under paragraph (4) shall be disregarded.
(6) Where a claimant is treated as possessing capital under any of paragraphs (1) to (4), the foregoing provisions of this Chapter shall apply for the purposes of calculating its amount as if it were actual capital which he does possess.
[F14(7) For the avoidance of doubt a claimant is to be treated as possessing capital under paragraph (1) only if the capital of which he has deprived himself is actual capital.]
[F15(8) In paragraph (3) the expression “ordinary clothing or footwear” means clothing or footwear for normal daily use, but does not include school uniforms, or clothing or footwear used solely for sporting activities.]
Textual Amendments
F11Words in reg. 51(1) added (12.12.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 5 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/2022), regs. 1(1)(a), 12
F12Words in reg. 51(2) substituted (11.4.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/663), regs. 1(1), 22(a)
F13Reg. 51(3) substituted (12.9.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1445), regs. 1(1)(b), 12(a)
F14Reg. 51(7) added (11.4.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/663), regs. 1(1), 22(c)
F15Reg. 51(8) added (12.9.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1445), regs. 1(1)(b), 12(b)
Commencement Information
I7Reg. 51 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1
52. Except where a claimant possesses capital which is disregarded under regulation 51 (4) (notional capital), where a claimant and one or more persons are beneficially entitled in possession to any capital asset they shall be treated as if each of them were entitled in possession to the whole beneficial interest therein in an equal share [F16and the foregoing provisions of this Chapter shall apply for the purposes of calculating the amount of capital which the claimant is treated as possessing as if it were actual capital which the claimant does possess.]
Textual Amendments
F16Words in reg. 52 added (12.9.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1445), regs. 1(1)(b), 13
Commencement Information
I8Reg. 52 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1
53.—(1) Where the claimant's capital calculated in accordance with this Part exceeds £3,000 it shall be treated as equivalent to a weekly income of £1 for each complete £250 in excess of £3,000 but not exceeding £6,000.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where any part of the excess is not a complete £250 that part shall be treated as equivalent to a weekly income of £1.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), capital includes any income treated as capital under regulations F17... 48 and 60 (F17...income treated as capital and liable relative payments treated as capital).
Textual Amendments
F17Words in reg. 53(3) omitted (12.12.1988) by virtue of The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 5 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/2022), regs. 1(1)(a), 13
Commencement Information
I9Reg. 53 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1
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