The Social Security (Infected Blood Capital Disregard) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Disregard for payment from estate

2.—(1) After each of the following provisions insert the provision in paragraph (2)—

(a) paragraph 22(5) of Schedule 10 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(1) (capital to be disregarded);

(b) paragraph 27(5) of Schedule 8 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(2) (capital to be disregarded);

(c) paragraph 15(5) of Schedule 5 to the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002(3) (Part 1 - capital disregarded for the purpose of calculating income);

(d) paragraph 24(5) of Schedule 6 to the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(4) (capital to be disregarded);

(e) paragraph 16(5) of Schedule 6 to the Housing Benefit (persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(5) (Part 1 - capital to be disregarded generally);

(f) paragraph 27(5) of Schedule 9 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008(6) (capital to be disregarded).

(2) The provision to be inserted after each of the provisions in paragraph (1) is—

“(5A) Any payment out of the estate of a person, which derives from a payment to meet the recommendation of the Infected Blood Inquiry in its interim report published on 29th July 2022(7) made under or by the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme or an approved blood scheme to the estate of the person, where the payment is made to the person’s son, daughter, step-son or step-daughter.”.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1967, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(2)

S.I. 1996/207, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(3)

S.I. 2002/1792, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(4)

S.I. 2006/213, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(5)

S.I. 2006/214, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(6)

S.I. 2008/794, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

(7)

See https://www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/reports/first-interim-report. A hard copy may be obtained from the Department for Work and Pensions, Caxton House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA.