SCHEDULE 3 CAPITAL TO BE DISREGARDED
8 Any arrears of, or any concessionary payment made to compensate for arrears due to non-payment of—
(a) any payment specified in paragraphs 4, 6 or 7 of Schedule 2;
(b) an income-related benefit or income-based jobseeker’s allowance, or supplementary benefit under the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 , family income supplement under the Family Income Supplements Act 1970 or housing benefit under Part II of the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 ,
Words in Sch. 3 para. 8(b) inserted (7.10.1996) by The Social Security and Child Support (Jobseeker’s Allowance) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1345), regs. 1, 8(6)(a)
1976 c. 71.
1970 c. 55.
1982 c. 24.
(c) any earnings top-up,
Sch. 3 para. 8(c) inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(4) of the amending S.I.) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes and Social Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1944), regs 1(1)(a), (4), 13, Sch. para. 7(1), 2(c)
but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of the receipt of the arrears or of the concessionary payment.