7.—(1) The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a)in the appropriate places insert—
““child abuse payment” means a payment from a scheme established or approved by the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing compensation in respect of historic institutional child abuse in the United Kingdom;”;
““Windrush payment” means a payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Act 2020;”;
(b)in the definition of “qualifying person”, after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”.
(3) In regulation 107(5A) (notional income), for “a payment of income which is a Grenfell Tower payment” substitute—
“any of the following payments of income—
(a)a Grenfell Tower payment;
(b)a child abuse payment;
(c)a Windrush payment.”.
(4) For regulation 112(8)(b) (income treated as capital), substitute—
“(b)any—
(i)Grenfell Tower payment;
(ii)child abuse payment;
(iii)Windrush payment.”.
(5) In regulation 115(5A) (notional capital), for “a payment of capital which is a Grenfell Tower payment” substitute—
“any of the following payments of capital—
(a)a Grenfell Tower payment;
(b)a child abuse payment;
(c)a Windrush payment.”.
(6) In paragraph 19(8)(b) (non-dependant deductions) of Schedule 6 (housing costs), after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, child abuse payment or Windrush payment”.
(7) In Schedule 8 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—
(a)in paragraph 22(2), after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”;
(b)in paragraph 41—
(i)for sub-paragraph (1A) substitute—
“(1A) Any—
(a)Grenfell Tower payment;
(b)child abuse payment;
(c)Windrush payment.”.
(c)in sub-paragraphs (2) to (6), after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”.
(8) In Schedule 9 (capital to be disregarded)—
(a)in paragraph 27—
(i)in sub-paragraph (1A) after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, child abuse payment, Windrush payment”;
(ii)in sub-paragraphs (2) to (6), after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”;
(b)in paragraph 31, after “Grenfell Tower payment” insert “, a child abuse payment or a Windrush payment”.
S.I. 2008/794. Relevant amendment made by S.I. 2020/618.