The Social Security (Infected Blood and Thalidomide) Regulations 2017

Amendments to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

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

(2) In regulation 1(3) (citation, commencement, interpretation and application)—

(a) in the appropriate place insert—

““approved blood scheme” means a scheme established or approved by the Secretary of State, or trust established with funds provided by the Secretary of State, for the purpose of providing compensation in respect of a person having been infected from contaminated blood products;”;

(b) in the definition of “qualifying person”, after “the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme” insert “, an approved blood scheme”.

(3) In each of the following provisions, after “the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme” insert “, an approved blood scheme”—

(a) regulation 105(10A)(a) (notional income);

(b) regulation 110(10)(c) (income treated as capital);

(c) regulation 113(3A)(a) (notional capital);

(d) paragraph 17(8)(b) of Schedule 2 (housing costs);

(e) paragraphs 22(2) and 41(1) and (7) of Schedule 7 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings);

(f) paragraphs 27(1) and 31 of Schedule 8 (capital to be disregarded).

(4) In Schedule 2, after paragraph 17(8)(c) insert—

“(d) any payment made under or by a trust, established for the purpose of giving relief and assistance to disabled persons whose disabilities were caused by the fact that during their mother’s pregnancy she had taken a preparation containing the drug known as Thalidomide, and which is approved by the Secretary of State.”.

(5) In Schedule 8, after paragraph 65 add—

“66.   Any payment made under or by a trust, established for the purpose of giving relief and assistance to disabled persons whose disabilities were caused by the fact that during their mother’s pregnancy she had taken a preparation containing the drug known as Thalidomide, and which is approved by the Secretary of State.”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/207. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1998/2117, 2002/2689, 2004/1141 and 2308, 2005/574 and 3391, 2008/2767, 2010/641, 2011/2425, 2017/329, 422 and 689.