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20. In Schedule 3 (sums to be disregarded in the determination of income other than earnings)(1)—
(a)for paragraph 10, substitute—
“10. Any—
(a)educational maintenance allowances payable under Article 50 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(2) (provision of awards by boards); 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 under Article 50 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.”.
(b)in paragraph 18, after “that student’s award under those Articles” insert—
“or the student’s student loan,”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (1)(a) of paragraph 19, for “or grant” substitute “, student grant or student loan”;
(d)in paragraph 57, for “allowance” in the first place where it occurs, substitute “credit”.
(e)at the end, add—
“65.—(1) Any payment of a sports award except to the extent that it has been made in respect of any one or more of the items specified in sub-paragraph (2).
(2) The items specified for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) are food, ordinary clothing or footwear or household fuel of the relevant person or where the relevant person is a member of a family, any other member of his family, or any eligible rates or rent to which regulation 9 or 10 of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(3) refers for which that relevant person or member is liable.
(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)—
(a)“food” does not include vitamins, minerals or other special dietary supplements intended to enhance the performance of the person in the sport in respect of which the award was made;
(b)“ordinary clothing and footwear” means clothing or footwear for normal daily use but does not include school uniforms or clothing or footwear used solely for sporting activities;
(c)“rates or rent” means eligible rates or rent to which regulations 9 or 10 of the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 refer, less any deductions in respect of non-dependants which fall to be made under regulation 63(4) of those Regulations.”.
Schedule 3 was amended by S.R. 1998 No. 396, S.R. 1999 No. 387 and S.R. 2000 No. 62
S.R. 1987 No. 461; the relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 424, S.R. 1990 Nos. 297 and 442, S.R. 1993 Nos. 145 and 149 and S.R. 1996 No. 111
Regulation 63 was amended by S.R. 1989 No. 125, S.R. 1990 Nos. 136 and 345, S.R. 1992 Nos. 85, 404 and 549, S.R. 1993 Nos. 145, 195 and 233, S.R. 1996 No. 334, S.R. 1997 Nos. 3 and 113, S.R. 1998 No. 81 and S.R. 2000 No. 38
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