17. After note 86A, insert —
“86B Please do not include a sports award except to the extent that it has been made to pay for your expenses, or those of your family, for food, ordinary clothing or footwear, household fuel or rent, or for any council tax or water charges for which you are or another member of your family is liable.
You do not need to include any payments for vitamins, minerals or other special dietary supplements intended to enhance your performance in the sport for which the award was made.
You also do not need to include any payments made for school uniforms or clothing or footwear to be used solely for sporting activities.
“Sports award” means an award made by one of the Sports Councils named in section 23(2) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 out of sums allocated to it for distribution under that section.
“Rent” means eligible rent within the meaning of regulation 10(3) of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 less any deductions in respect of non-dependants which fall to be made under regulation 63 of those Regulations.
86C You should give the maximum student loan which you could have acquired, where you did not obtain a student loan or you did not obtain the maximum amount.”