The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002

3.—(1) The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 33 (payments out of property recovered or preserved: exceptions), after sub-paragraph (a)(xxv), insert—

“(xxvi) by way of carer’s allowance supplement under section 81 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;

(xxvii) by way of an allowance known as care experienced students bursary paid under regulation 3(1) of the Student Support (Scotland) Regulations 2022.”.

(3) In schedule 2 (rules for computing disposable income), after paragraph 7(o), insert—

“(p) any carer’s allowance supplement paid under section 81 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;

(q) any payment made by way of an allowance known as a care experienced students bursary paid under regulation 3(1) of the Student Support (Scotland) Regulations 2022.”.

(4) In schedule 3 (rules for computing disposable capital), after paragraph 8(k), insert—

“(l) any carer’s allowance supplement paid under section 81 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;

(m) any payment made by way of an allowance known as a care experienced students bursary paid under regulation 3(1) of the Student Support (Scotland) Regulations 2022.”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2002/494. Relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2007/59, S.S.I. 2013/65, S.S.I. 2013/137, S.S.I. 2013/142, S.S.I. 2020/424, S.S.I. 2021/73, S.S.I. 2021/333, S.S.I. 2022/31, S.S.I. 2023/11, S.S.I. 2023/178 and S.S.I. 2023/313.