SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8 Provision of Support: Regulations

Determining whether a person is destitute

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(1)

The regulations may provide, in connection with determining whether a person is destitute, for the Secretary of State to take into account, except in such circumstances (if any) as may be prescribed—

(a)

income which the person concerned, or any dependant of his, has or might reasonably be expected to have, and

(b)

support which is, or assets of a prescribed kind which are, or might reasonably be expected to be, available to him or to any dependant of his,

otherwise than by way of support provided under section 95.

(2)

The regulations may provide that in such circumstances (if any) as may be prescribed, a person is not to be treated as destitute for the purposes of section 95.