PART 2Young carer grants
Young carer grants: capital and income disregards
Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 20066
1
The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 20067 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 29 (meaning of “income”), after paragraph (1)(j)(xviie) insert—
xviif
any assistance given in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019;
3
In Part 1 of Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded generally)—
a
in paragraph 21(2), after paragraph (t) insert—
u
any assistance given in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019.
b
after paragraph 26I insert—
26J
Any sum paid by means of assistance in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019.