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.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 para. 12(2)(a) substituted (19.5.2008) by Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1042), regs. 1(2), 6(5)(b)
F2Words in Sch. 3 para. 12(4) substituted (19.5.2008) by Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1042), regs. 1(2), 6(5)(b)
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 2002/1792; amended by S.I. 2002/3019 and 2002/3197, 2003/1195 and 2003/2274, 2004/552, 2004/2327 and 2004/2825 and 2005/522.