SCHEDULE 6Capital to be disregarded
PART 1Capital to be disregarded generally
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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 National Assembly for Wales, 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.
2
In sub-paragraph (1), “benefit” means—
a
attendance allowance under section 64 of the Act;
b
disability living allowance;
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.