The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Amendment of 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) after the definition of “last day of the course” insert—

““LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” means a payment under the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Financial Recognition Scheme administered under the authority of the Secretary of State for Defence;”;

(b) in the definition of “qualifying person” for “or a vaccine damage payment” substitute “, a vaccine damage payment or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(3) In regulation 105(10A) (notional income) for sub-paragraphs (ac) to (ae) substitute—

“(ac) which is a child abuse payment;

(ad) which is a Windrush payment;

(ae) which is a Post Office compensation payment;

(af) which is an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment;”.

(4) In regulation 110(10) (income treated as capital) after sub-paragraph (ae) insert—

“(af) which is an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment;”.

(5) In regulation 113(3B) (notional capital) for sub-paragraphs (c) to (e) substitute—

“(c) a Windrush payment;

(d) a Post Office compensation payment;

(e) a vaccine damage payment;

(f) an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment.”.

(6) In Schedule 2 (housing costs), in paragraph 17(8)(b), for “or Post Office Compensation payment” substitute “, Post Office compensation payment or LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(7) In Schedule 7 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), in paragraph 41—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1A), for paragraphs (c) and (d) substitute—

“(c) Windrush payment;

(d) Post Office compensation payment;

(e) LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment.”;

(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) for “or a vaccine damage payment” substitute “, a vaccine damage payment or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(8) In Schedule 8 (capital to be disregarded), in paragraph 27—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1A) for “or vaccine damage payment” substitute “, vaccine damage payment or LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”;

(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6) for “or a vaccine damage payment” substitute “, a vaccine damage payment or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/207; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1998/2117, 2004/1141, 2005/2877, 3391, 2008/2767, 2010/641, 2011/2425, 2017/329, 689, 870, 2020/618, 2021/1405, 2023/640, 1144.