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.