Disregard of personal injury payments as income3

1

In each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) below—

a

in sub-paragraph (1), for the words “charitable payment or of any voluntary payment” there shall be substituted the words “ relevant payment ”;

b

in sub-paragraph (2), for the words “charitable payment or voluntary payment” there shall be substituted the words “ relevant payment ”;

c

in sub-paragraph (4), for the words “charitable or voluntary payments” there shall be substituted the words “ relevant payments ”;

d

after sub-paragraph (5), there shall be added as sub-paragraph (6) in the provisions specified in paragraph (2)(a) and (b) below and as sub-paragraph (5A) in the provisions specified in paragraph (2)(c) and (d) below, the following sub-paragraph—

In this paragraph, “relevant payment” means—

a

a charitable payment;

b

a voluntary payment;

c

a payment (not falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b) above) from a trust whose funds are derived from a payment made in consequence of any personal injury to the claimant;

d

a payment under an annuity purchased—

i

pursuant to any agreement or court order to make payments to the claimant; or

ii

from funds derived from a payment made,

in consequence of any personal injury to the claimant; or

e

a payment (not falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) above) received by virtue of any agreement or court order to make payments to the claimant in consequence of any personal injury to the claimant.

2

The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) above (which relate to sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) are—

F1a

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F1b

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c

paragraph 15 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations M1;

d

paragraph 15 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations M2.