The Social Security (Education Maintenance Allowance Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

Disregard of education maintenance allowance

2.—(1) For each of the paragraphs specified in paragraph (2) (which relate to sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

• “Any—

  (a)

  education maintenance allowance payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the Education Act 1996(1) (payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships etc.), or

  (b)

  sum (not being an allowance coming within sub-paragraph (a)) in respect of a course of study attended by a child or young person payable by virtue of regulations made under Article 50, 51 or 55(1) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(2) (provisions to assist persons to take advantage of educational facilities).”.

(2) The paragraphs specified for the purposes of paragraph (1)(3) are—

(a) paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit Regulations;

(b) paragraph 11 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations;

(c) paragraph 12 of Schedule 6 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.

(3) At the end of each of the Schedules specified in paragraph (4) (which relate to capital to be disregarded) there shall be added the following paragraph bearing the respective specified paragraph number—

• “Any education maintenance allowance payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the Education Act 1996 (payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships etc.) which is payable as a termly bonus or as an achievement bonus at the end of an academic term but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of that allowance.”.

(4) The paragraphs specified for the purposes of paragraph (3) are—

(a) paragraph 58 of Schedule 5 to the Housing Benefit Regulations(4);

(b) paragraph 56 of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations(5);

(c) paragraph 50 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations(6).

(1)

1996 c. 56; section 518 was substituted by section 129 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)

(2)

S.I. 1986/594 (N.I. 3); Article 55(1) was amended by Schedule 5 to the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2810 (N.I. 12))

(3)

The paragraphs specified were substituted by regulation 2 of S.R. 1999 No. 275

(4)

Paragraph 57 was added by regulation 4(5) of S.R. 1999 No. 342

(5)

Paragraph 55 was added by regulation 2(11) of S.R. 1999 No. 381

(6)

Paragraph 49 was added by regulation 6(5) of S.R. 1999 No. 342