The Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1988

8.  For rule 3 of Part II of the Second Schedule, there shall be substituted the following—

“3.   In computing disposable income there shall be disregarded—

(a) attendance allowance paid under the Social Security Acts 1975—1986;

(b) mobility allowance paid under the Social Security Acts 1975—1986;

(c) any rebate or allowance paid under Part II of the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982(1) and any rate rebate;

(d) constant attendance allowance paid as an increase to a disablement pension under section 61 of the Social Security Act 1975(2);

(e) housing benefit paid under the Social Security Act 1986; and

(f) payments made out of the social fund under section 32 of the Social Security Act 1986.”.

(1)

1982 c. 24.

(2)

1975 c. 14; section 61 was amended by the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50), Schedule 3, paragraph 6.