18.—(1) A payment received within the past 12 months by way of arrears of, or compensation for late payment of—U.K.
(a)universal credit;
(b)a benefit abolished by section 33 of the Act; or
(c)a social security benefit which is not included as unearned income under regulation 66(1)(a) or (b).
(2) “Social security benefit” means a benefit under any enactment relating to social security in any part of the United Kingdom [F1and includes armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 10 para. 18(2) inserted (31.10.2019) by The Social Security (Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1314), regs. 1, 8(2)