25.—(1) Any payment made to the claimant in respect of a person who is a member of his family—E+W+S
(a)pursuant to regulations under section 2(6)(b), 3 or 4 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 M1 or [F1in accordance] with a scheme approved by the Scottish Ministers under section 51 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 M2 (schemes for payments of allowances to adopters);
(b)which is a payment made by a local authority in pursuance of section 15(1) of, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to, the Children Act 1989 M3 (local authority contribution to a child's maintenance where the child is living with a person as a result of a residence order) or, as the case may be, section 50 of the Children Act 1975 M4 (payment towards maintenance of children);
(c)which is a payment made by an authority, as defined in Article 2 of the Children Order, in pursuance of Article 15 of, and paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to, that Order (contribution by an authority to child's maintenance);
(d)in accordance with regulations made pursuant to section 14F of the Children Act 1989 M5 (special guardianship support services);
to the extent specified in sub-paragraph (3).
(2) Any payment, other than a payment to which sub-paragraph (1)(a) applies, made pursuant to regulations under section 2(6)(b), 3 or 4 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.
(3) In the case of a child or young person, so much of the weekly amount of the payment as exceeds the amount included under Schedule 3 in the calculation of the claimant's applicable amount for that child or young person by way of the personal allowance and disabled child premium, if any.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 5 para. 25(1)(a) inserted (19.5.2008) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1042), regs. 1(2), 3(12)(c)
Marginal Citations
M51989 c. 41; section 14F was inserted by the Adoption and Children Act 2002.