The Universal Credit Regulations 2013

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17.—(1) A payment made within the past 12 months by or on behalf of a local authority—U.K.

(a)under section 17, 23B, 23C or 24A of the Children Act 1989 M1, section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 M2or section 29 or 30 of Children (Scotland) Act 1995; or

(b)under any other enactment in order to meet a person's welfare needs related to old age or disability, other than living expenses.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “living expenses” has the meaning in regulation 66(2).

Marginal Citations

M11989 c.41. Sections 23B and 23C were inserted by section 2 of the Children (Leaving Care) act 2000 (c.35) and section 24A was inserted by section 4 of that Act.