SCHEDULE 3Amounts to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings

12.

(1)

Any payment, other than a payment to which sub-paragraph (2) applies, made to the claimant by Trustees in exercise of a discretion exercisable by them.

(2)

This sub-paragraph applies to payments made to the claimant by Trustees in exercise of a discretion exercisable by them for the purpose of—

(a)

obtaining food, F1ordinary clothing or footwear or household fuel;

(b)

the payment of rent, council tax or water charges for which that claimant or his partner is liable;

(c)

meeting housing costs of a kind specified in Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 M1.

(3)

In a case to which sub-paragraph (2) applies, £20 or—

(a)

if the payment is less than £20, the whole payment;

(b)

if, in the claimant's case, £10 is disregarded in accordance with paragraph 1 (a) to (g), £10 or the whole payment if it is less than £10; or

(c)

if, in the claimant's case, £15 is disregarded under paragraph 7 or paragraph 8 and—

(i)

he has no disregard under paragraph 1(a) to (g), £5 or the whole payment if it is less than £5;

(ii)

he has a disregard under paragraph 1(a) to (g), nil.

(4)

For the purposes of this paragraph, “ F2ordinary clothing or footwear ” means clothing or footwear for normal daily use, but does not include school uniforms, or clothing and footwear used solely for sporting activities.