The Family Credit (General) Amendment Regulations 1992

Amendment of Schedule 2 to the General Regulations

13.  In Schedule 2 to the General Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)(1)

(a) for paragraph 27 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“27.   Any maternity allowance under section 22 of the Social Security Act(2) or statutory maternity pay under Part V of the Act.”;

(b) for paragraph 31 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“31.   Any maternity allowance under section 22 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975(3) or statutory maternity pay under Part VI of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(4).”;

(c) after paragraph 47 there shall be added the following paragraph—

“48.   Any payment (other than a training allowance) made, whether by the Secretary of State or any other person, under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944(5) or in accordance with arrangements made under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973(6) to assist disabled persons to obtain or retain employment despite their disability.”.

(1)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/660, 1438 and 1970 and 1990/574 and 1774 and 1991/2695.

(2)

1975 c. 14; section 22 was substituted for sections 22 and 23 by the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), Schedule 4, paragraph 13.

(3)

1975 c. 15.

(4)

S.I. 1986/1888 (N.I. 18).

(5)

1944 c. 10.

(6)

1973 c. 50; section 2 was substituted by section 25(1) of the Employment Act 1988 (c. 19).