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) F3or in accordance with a scheme made under section 71 (adoption allowance schemes) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007;

F4(b)

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F5(ba)

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 (local authority contribution to a child’s maintenance where the child is living with a person as a result of a F6child arrangements order) or in Scotland section 50 of the Children Act 1975 (payments 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 M3 (special guardianship support services).

F7...

(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.

F8(3)

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