Amendment of the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 20023
1
The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 20025 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 33 (payments out of property recovered or preserved: exceptions), after sub-paragraph (a)(xxv), insert—
xxvi
by way of carer’s allowance supplement under section 81 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;
xxvii
by way of an allowance known as care experienced students bursary paid under regulation 3(1) of the Student Support (Scotland) Regulations 2022.
3
In schedule 2 (rules for computing disposable income), after paragraph 7(o), insert—
p
any carer’s allowance supplement paid under section 81 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;
q
any payment made by way of an allowance known as a care experienced students bursary paid under regulation 3(1) of the Student Support (Scotland) Regulations 2022.
4
In schedule 3 (rules for computing disposable capital), after paragraph 8(k), insert—
l
any carer’s allowance supplement paid under section 81 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;
m
any payment made by way of an allowance known as a care experienced students bursary paid under regulation 3(1) of the Student Support (Scotland) Regulations 2022.