The Social Security (Income and Capital) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020

Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

2.—(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in the appropriate places insert—

““Grenfell Tower payment” means a payment made to a person because that person was affected by the fire on 14th June 2017 at Grenfell Tower, or a payment to the personal representative of such a person—

(a)

from the £5 million fund announced on 16th June 2017 for the benefit of certain persons affected by the fire on 14th June 2017 at Grenfell Tower and known as the Grenfell Tower Residents’ Discretionary Fund;

(b)

by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; or

(c)

by a registered charity;”;

““the National Emergencies Trust” means the registered charity of that name (number 1182809) established on 28th March 2019;”;

(b) in the definition of “qualifying person”—

(i) after “means a person in respect of whom” insert “a Grenfell Tower payment has been made or”;

(ii) after “the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” insert “, the National Emergencies Trust”.

(3) In regulation 42 (notional income)—

(a) in paragraph (4), for “paragraph (4ZA)” substitute “paragraph (4ZA) or (4ZB)”;

(b) in paragraph (4ZA)(a), after “the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” insert “, the National Emergencies Trust”;

(c) after paragraph (4ZA), insert—

“(4ZB) Paragraph (4) shall not apply in respect of a payment of income which is a Grenfell Tower payment.”.

(4) In paragraph (10) of regulation 48 (income treated as capital)—

(a) after sub-paragraph (a), insert—

“(ab) which is a Grenfell Tower payment;”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (c), after “the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” insert “, the National Emergencies Trust”.

(5) In regulation 51 (notional capital)—

(a) in paragraph (3), for “paragraph (3A)” substitute “paragraph (3A) or (3B)”;

(b) in paragraph (3A)(a), after “the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” insert “, the National Emergencies Trust”;

(c) after paragraph (3A), insert—

“(3B) Paragraph (3) shall not apply in respect of a payment of capital which is a Grenfell Tower payment.”.

(6) In paragraph (1) of regulation 61 (interpretation), for the definition of “postgraduate master’s degree loan” substitute—

““postgraduate loan” means a loan to a student undertaking a postgraduate master’s degree course or a postgraduate doctoral degree course pursuant to regulations made under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998(2);”.

(7) In paragraph (2A) of regulation 62 (calculation of grant income), omit “master’s degree”, both times it occurs.

(8) In regulation 66A (treatment of student loans and postgraduate master’s degree loans)—

(a) in the heading, omit “master’s degree”;

(b) in paragraph (1), omit “master’s degree”;

(c) in paragraph (3), omit “master’s degree”, each time it occurs;

(d) in paragraph (4A), omit “master’s degree”, both times it occurs.

(9) In regulation 67A (further disregard of student’s income), omit “master’s degree”.

(10) In paragraph 18(8)(b) of Schedule 3 (housing costs)—

(a) at the beginning insert “any Grenfell Tower payment or”;

(b) after “the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” insert “, the National Emergencies Trust”.

(11) In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a) in paragraph 21(2)—

(i) after “sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply where the income in kind” insert “is a Grenfell Tower payment or”;

(ii) after “the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” insert “, the National Emergencies Trust”;

(b) in paragraph 39—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1), after “the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” insert “, the National Emergencies Trust”;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) Any Grenfell Tower payment.”;

(iii) in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), after “Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers” insert “, or from a Grenfell Tower payment,”;

(iv) in sub-paragraphs (4) and (5), after “Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers,” insert “or from a Grenfell Tower payment,”;

(v) in sub-paragraph (6), after “or deriving from any of the Trusts” insert “or from a Grenfell Tower payment”;

(vi) in sub-paragraph (7), after “the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” insert “, the National Emergencies Trust”.

(12) In Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded)—

(a) in paragraph 22—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1), after “the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” insert “the National Emergencies Trust,”;

(ii) after sub-paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) Any Grenfell Tower payment or any payment made by the Child Migrants Trust (registered charity number 1171479) under the scheme for former British child migrants.”;

(iii) in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), after “Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers” insert “, or from a Grenfell Tower payment,”;

(iv) in sub-paragraphs (4) and (5), after “Trusts to which sub-paragraph (1) refers,” insert “or from a Grenfell Tower payment,”;

(v) in sub-paragraph (6), after “or deriving from any of the Trusts” insert “or from a Grenfell Tower payment”;

(vi) in sub-paragraph (7), after “the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund” insert “, the National Emergencies Trust”;

(b) in paragraph 29, after “Any payment in kind” insert “which is a Grenfell Tower payment or”.

(1)

S.I.1987/1967; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1988/663, 999, 1445 and 2022, 1990/127 and 1549, 1991/1175, 1992/1101, 1993/963 and 1249, 1995/2927, 1998/563 and 2117, 1999/1935, 2000/1922 and 1981, 2001/2319, 2002/1589 and 2689, 2004/1141 and 2308, 2005/574 and 3391, 2006/1752, 2007/1632 and 2538, 2008/2767, 2009/1575, 2010/641, 2011/2425, 2016/743, and 2017/329, 689 and 870.

(2)

1998 c.30.