SCHEDULE 5Amounts 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 applicant by Trustees in exercise of a discretion exercisable by them.

(2)

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

(a)

obtaining food, ordinary clothing or footwear or household fuel;

(b)

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

(c)

meeting housing costs of a kind specified in Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002219.

(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 applicant’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 applicant’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, “ordinary 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.