The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

3.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(3) (interpretation)—

(a) in the appropriate places insert—

““child abuse payment” means a payment from a scheme established or approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing compensation in respect of historic institutional child abuse in the United Kingdom;”;

““Windrush payment” means a payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act 2020;”;

(b) in the definition of “qualifying person”, after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”.

(3) In regulation 105(10A) (notional income) after sub-paragraph (ab) insert—

“(ac) a child abuse payment;

(ad) a Windrush payment;”.

(4) In regulation 110(10) (income treated as capital)—

(a) omit “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (ab);

(b) after sub-paragraph (ab) insert—

“(ac) which is a child abuse payment;

(ad) which is a Windrush payment; or”.

(5) In regulation 113(3B) (notional capital), for “a payment of capital which is a Grenfell Tower payment” substitute—

“any of the following payments of capital—

(a) a Grenfell Tower payment;

(b) a child abuse payment;

(c) a Windrush payment.”.

(6) In paragraph 17(8)(b) (non-dependant deductions) of Schedule 2 (housing costs), after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, child abuse payment or Windrush payment”.

(7) In Schedule 7 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a) in paragraph 22(2), after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”;

(b) in paragraph 41—

(i) for sub-paragraph (1A) substitute—

“(1A) Any—

(a) Grenfell Tower payment;

(b) child abuse payment;

(c) Windrush payment.”;

(c) in sub-paragraphs (2) to (6), after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”.

(8) In Schedule 8 (capital to be disregarded)—

(a) in paragraph 27—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1A) after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, child abuse payment, Windrush payment”;

(ii) in sub-paragraphs (2) to (6), after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”;

(b) in paragraph 31, after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”.

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S. I. 1996/207. Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2020/618.