SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 10Capital to be disregarded
Other payments
16
Any payment made within the last 12 months under Part 8 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (the social fund).
17
1
A payment made within the past 12 months by or on behalf of an authority—
a
under Article 18, 34C, 34D, or 35A of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 M1, or
b
under any other enactment in order to meet a person's welfare needs related to old age or disability, other than living expenses.
2
In sub-paragraph (1) “living expenses” has the meaning in regulation 66(2).
18
1
A payment received within the past 12 months by way of arrears of, or compensation for late payment of—
a
universal credit,
b
a benefit abolished by Article 39 of the Order (abolition of benefits), or
c
a social security benefit which is not included as unearned income under regulation 66(1)(a) or (b).
2
“Social security benefit” means a benefit under any enactment or statutory provision relating to social security in any part of the United Kingdom F5and includes armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011.
19
A payment to a person by virtue of being a holder of the Victoria Cross or George Cross.
F120
A payment made within the past 12 months of bereavement support payment in respect of the rate set out in regulation 3(2) or (5) (rate of bereavement support payment) of the Bereavement Support Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017.
F221
An ex-gratia payment made by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to members of the families of the disappeared, but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of that payment.
22
A payment made under Article 10 of the Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.
F323
Any early years assistance given within the past 12 months in accordance with section 32 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.
F424
Any funeral expense assistance given within the past 12 months in accordance with section 34 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.
F625
Any assistance given within the past 12 months in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019.
F726
Any winter heating assistance given within the past 12 months in accordance with regulations made under section 30 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.