21.—(1) Subject to paragraph 22 any amount paid—
(a)by way of arrears of benefit;
(b)by way of compensation for the late payment of benefit;
(c)in lieu of the payment of benefit;
(d)to rectify, or compensate for, an official error, as defined for the purposes of paragraph 22, being an amount to which that paragraph does not apply;
(e)by a local authority (including, in relation to England, a county council), or by the [F1Welsh Ministers], to or on behalf of the claimant or his partner relating to a service which is provided to develop or sustain the capacity of the claimant or his partner to live independently in his accommodation.
[F2(f)by way of local welfare provision including arrears and payments in lieu of local welfare provision.]
(2) In sub-paragraph (1), “benefit” means—
(a)attendance allowance under section 64 of the Act;
(b)disability living allowance;
[F3(ba)personal independence payment;]
[F4(bb)armed forces independence payment;]
(c)income support;
(d)income-based jobseeker's allowance;
(e)state pension credit;
(f)housing benefit;
(g)council tax benefit;
(h)child tax credit;
(i)an increase of a disablement pension under section 104 of the Act (increase where constant attendance is needed), and any further increase of such a pension under section 105 of the Act (increase for exceptionally severe disablement);
(j)any amount included on account of the claimant's exceptionally severe disablement or need for constant attendance in a war disablement pension or a war widow's or widower's pension.
[F5(k)any discretionary housing payment paid pursuant to regulation 2(1) of the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001; F6...
(l)working tax credit] F7...
[F8(m)income-related employment and support allowance;]F9...
[F10(n)social fund payments][F11; or
(o)universal credit.]
[F12(p)bereavement support payment under section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 6 para. 21(1)(e) substituted (5.1.2009) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 7) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/3157), regs. 1(1), 6(10)(c)
F2Sch. 6 para. 21(1)(f) inserted (2.4.2013) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/443), regs. 1, 8(4)(a)(i)
F3Sch. 6 para. 21(2)(ba) inserted (8.4.2013) by The Personal Independence Payment (Supplementary Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/388), reg. 2, Sch. para. 37(9)
F4Sch. 6 para. 21(2)(bb) inserted (8.4.2013) by The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/591), art. 2(2), Sch. para. 35(9)
F5Sch. 6 para. 21(2)(k)(l) inserted by SI 2005/2502 reg. 2(17) (as amended) (3.4.2006) by The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/217), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 27(17) (with regs. 2, 3, Sch. 3, Sch. 4)
F6Word in Sch. 6 para. 21(2)(k) omitted (27.10.2008) by virtue of Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1082), regs. 1, 41(a)(i)
F7Word in Sch. 6 para. 21(2)(l) omitted (2.4.2013) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/443), regs. 1, 8(4)(a)(ii)
F8Sch. 6 para. 21(2)(m) added (27.10.2008) by Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1082), regs. 1, 41(a)(ii)
F9Word in Sch. 6 para. 21(2) omitted (29.4.2013) by virtue of The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/630), regs. 1(2), 36(8)
F10Sch. 6 para. 21(2)(n) added (2.4.2013) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/443), regs. 1, 8(4)(a)(iii)
F11Sch. 6 para. 21(2)(o) and word inserted (29.4.2013) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/630), regs. 1(2), 36(8)
F12Sch. 6 Pt. 1 para. 21(2)(p) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1-3 of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/422), arts. 1(2), 26(3)(a)