SCHEDULE 5Sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings

25.

(1)

Any payment made to the claimant in respect of a person who is a member of his family—

(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 F2section 51A of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 M2 (schemes for payments of allowances to adopters);

F3(b)

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(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 M3 (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.