C1C2SCHEDULE 9SUMS TO BE DISREGARDED IN THE CALCULATION OF INCOME OTHER THAN EARNINGS

Annotations:

F128

1

Any payment made by a local authority in accordance with—

a

section 17, 23B, 23C or 24A of the Children Act 1989,

b

section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, F7...

c

section F222,F426A, 29 or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act F81995, or

d

the following sections of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014—

aa

section 37 or 38, but excluding any direct payment made in accordance with regulations made under section 51 of that Act, or

bb

section 109, 110, 114 or 115.

2

Any payment (or part of a payment) made by a local authority in accordance with section 23C of the Children Act 1989 or section F322 orF5, 26A or 29 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (local authorities’ duty to promote welfare of children, duty to provide continuing care and provision of advice and assistance for certain young persons) to a person (“A”) which A passes on to the claimant.

3

Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to the following provisions.

4

Neither of those sub-paragraphs applies where the claimant is a person—

a

to whom section 126 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (trade disputes) applies, or

b

in respect of whom section 124(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act (conditions of entitlement to income support) has effect as modified by section 127 of that Act (effect of return to work).

5

Sub-paragraph (2) applies only where A—

a

was formerly in the claimant’s care, and

F6b

is aged 18 or over or, in the case of a payment or part of a payment made in accordance with section 26A of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, aged 16 or over, and

c

continues to live with the claimant.