The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance, Young Carer Grants, Short-term Assistance and Winter Heating Assistance) (Consequential Provision and Modifications) Order 2021 No. 886

PART 3 Disability assistance: England and Wales, and Scotland

Disability assistance: capital and income disregards

Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

14.—(1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), after paragraph 72 insert—

“73.   Any disability assistance given in accordance with regulations made under section 31 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.”.

(3) In Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded), in paragraph 9(1)(a), for “71 or 72” substitute “71, 72 or 73”.

(1)

S.I. 2006/213; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2017/213, S.I 2019/1060, S.I. 2019/1314, S.I. 2020/482 and S.I. 2020/989.