Exemption of certain persons from fees: social securityI19

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A fee specified by this Order is not payable by a person if—

a

the person or the person’s partner is in receipt of income support under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19928,

b

the person is in receipt of an income-based jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 19959,

c

the person or the person’s partner is in receipt of guarantee credit under the State Pension Credit Act 200210,

d

the person or the person’s partner (“the party”) is in receipt of working tax credit, provided that—

i

child tax credit is being paid to the party, or otherwise following a claim for child tax credit made jointly by the members of a couple (as defined in section 3(5A) of the Tax Credits Act 200211) which includes the party, or

ii

there is a disability element or severe disability element (or both) to the tax credit received by the party,

and that the gross annual income taken into account for the calculation of the working tax credit is £20,592 or less,

e

the person or the person’s partner is in receipt of income-related employment and support allowance under the Welfare Reform Act 200712,

f

the person is in receipt of universal credit under Part 1 of the 2012 Act 13,

g

the person is in receipt of either—

i

personal independence payment under Part 4 of the 2012 Act, or

ii

adult disability payment within the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 202214

provided that the person’s gross annual income is £20,592 or less, or

h

the person or the person’s partner has, within the period of 3 months prior to the date the specified fee would be payable but for this exemption, received financial or other assistance under the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 201515.

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In this article—

  • “the 2012 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 201216.