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3.—(1) The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(3) (interpretation)—
(a)for the definition of “Grenfell Tower payment” substitute—
““Grenfell Tower payment” means a payment made for the purpose of providing compensation or support in respect of the fire on 14th June 2017 at Grenfell Tower;”;
(b)at the appropriate places insert—
““the Horizon system” means any version of the computer system used by the Post Office known as Horizon, Horizon Legacy, Horizon Online or HNG-X;”;”
““the Post Office” means Post Office Limited (registered number 02154540);”;”
““Post Office compensation payment” means a payment made by the Post Office or the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing compensation or support which is—
in connection with the failings of the Horizon system; or
otherwise payable following the judgment in Bates and Others v Post Office Ltd ((No. 3) “Common Issues”)(2);”;”
““vaccine damage payment” means a payment made under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979;”;
(c)in the definition of “qualifying person”, for “or a Windrush payment” substitute “, a Windrush payment, a Post Office compensation payment or a vaccine damage payment”.
(3) In regulation 105(10A) (notional income), after sub-paragraph (ad) insert—
“(ae)a Post Office compensation payment;”.
(4) In regulation 110(10) (income treated as capital)—
(a)at the end of sub-paragraph (ad) omit “or”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (ad) insert—
“(ae)which is a Post Office compensation payment;”.
(5) In regulation 113(3B) (notional capital), after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“(d)a Post Office compensation payment;
(e)a vaccine damage payment.”.
(6) In Schedule 2 (housing costs), in paragraph 17(8)(b) (non-dependant deductions), for “or Windrush payment” substitute “, Windrush payment or Post Office compensation payment”.
(7) In Schedule 7 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), in paragraph 41—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1A), after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“(d)Post Office compensation payment.”;
(b)in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (6), for “or a Windrush payment” substitute “, a Windrush payment, a Post Office compensation payment or a vaccine damage payment”.
(8) In Schedule 8 (capital to be disregarded), in paragraph 27—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1A) after “Windrush payment” insert “, Post Office compensation payment or vaccine damage payment”;
(b)in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (6), for “or a Windrush payment” substitute “, a Windrush payment, a Post Office compensation payment or a vaccine damage payment”.
S.I. 1996/207. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1998/2117, 2020/618 and 2021/1405.
[2019] EWHC 606 (QB).