32.—(1) Except where paragraph 31 (or 33) applies, and subject to sub-paragraph (2), any payment made to the claimant which is intended to be used and is used as a contribution towards—E+W+S
(a)any payment due on a loan if secured on the dwelling occupied as the home which does not qualify under Schedule 6;
(b)any interest payment or charge which qualifies in accordance with paragraphs 16 to 18 of Schedule 6 to the extent that the payment or charge is not met;
(c)any payment due on a loan which qualifies under paragraph 16 or 17 of Schedule 6 attributable to the payment of capital;
(d)any amount due by way of premiums on—
(i)an insurance policy taken out to insure against the risk of being unable to make the payments referred to in (a) to (c) above; or
(ii)a policy of insurance taken out to insure against loss or damage to any building or part of a building which is occupied by the claimant as the claimant's home;
(e)the claimant's rent in respect of the dwelling occupied by the claimant as the home but only to the extent that it is not met by housing benefit; or the claimant's accommodation charge but only to the extent that the actual charge exceeds the amount payable by a local authority in accordance with Part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948 [F1or Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 (care and support).]
(2) This paragraph does not apply to any payment which is treated as possessed by the claimant by virtue of regulation 107(3)(c).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 8 para. 32(1)(e) inserted (1.4.2015) by The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/643), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 29(3)(b) (with art. 4)