The Social Security Amendment (Capital Disregards) Regulations 2001

Income support, jobseeker’s allowance, housing benefit and council tax benefit: capital disregard

2.  There shall be added as—

(a) paragraph 61 of Schedule 10 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(1) (capital to be disregarded);

(b) paragraph 56 of Schedule 8 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(2);

(c) paragraph 64 of Schedule 5 to the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992(3);

(d) paragraph 64 of Schedule 5 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987(4),

the following paragraph—

“Where an ex-gratia payment of £10,000 has been made by the Secretary of State on or after 1st February 2001 in consequence of the imprisonment or internment of—

(a) the claimant;

(b) the claimant’s partner;

(c) the claimant’s deceased spouse; or

(d) the claimant’s partner’s deceased spouse,

by the Japanese during the Second World War, £10,000.”.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1967; paragraph 60 was added by S.I. 2000/637.

(2)

S.I. 1996/207; paragraph 55 was added by S.I. 2000/637.

(3)

S.I. 1992/1814; paragraph 62 was added by S.I. 2000/724.

(4)

S.I. 1987/1971; paragraph 63 was added by S.I. 2000/637.