Notional capital3
1
In regulation 34 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations11 (which relates to notional capital)—
a
in paragraph (3), for the words from the beginning to “regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) of those Regulations” there shall be substituted the words “Any payment of capital, other than a payment of capital specified in paragraph (3A)”;
b
after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
3A
Paragraph (3) shall not apply in respect of a payment of capital made—
a
under the Trusts, the Fund, the Eileen Trust or the Independent Living Funds;
b
pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of a person’s participation—
i
in an employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996;
ii
in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) of those Regulations; or
iii
in a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7) of those Regulations.
2
In regulation 43 of the Housing Benefit Regulations12 (which relates to notional capital)—
a
in paragraph (3), for the words from the beginning to “regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) of those Regulations” there shall be substituted the words “Any payment of capital, other than a payment of capital specified in paragraph (3A)”;
b
after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
3A
Paragraph (3) shall not apply in respect of a payment of capital made—
a
under the Macfarlane Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) Trust, the Macfarlane (Special Payments) (No. 2) Trust, the Fund, the Eileen Trust or the Independent Living Funds;
b
pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of a person’s participation—
i
in an employment programme specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996;
ii
in a training scheme specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) of those Regulations; or
iii
in a qualifying course within the meaning specified in regulation 17A(7) of those Regulations.