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

F128A.

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any payment (or part of a payment) made by a local authority in accordance with section 23C of the Children Act 1989 F2or section 26A or 29 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (local authorities’ duty to promote welfare of children, duty to provide continuing care and provision of advice and assistance for certain young persons) F3or section 110 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (support for category 3 young people) to a person (“A”) which A passes on to the claimant.

(2)

Sub-paragraph (1) applies only where A—

(a)

was formerly in the claimant’s care, and

F4(b)

is aged 18 or over or, in the case of a payment or part of a payment made in accordance with section 26A of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, aged 16 or over, and

(c)

continues to live with the claimant.