Amendment of the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 20023

1

The Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 20023 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 19 (general disregards in the calculation of income)—

a

in paragraph (2)—

i

omit the “and” after “Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996;”,

ii

after “Jobseeker’s Allowance (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1996”, for “.” substitute—

; and

  • “Scottish local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 19944.

b

in Table 6 (sums disregarded in the calculation of income)—

i

in item 22 omit the wording from “In this item” to the end, and

ii

after item 44 insert—

45

Any payment made by the Post Office or the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing compensation which is—

a

in connection with the failings of the Horizon System, or

b

otherwise payable following the judgment of Bates and Others v Post Office Limited ((No. 3) “Common Issues”)5.

In this item—

a

“the Horizon System” means a version of the computer system used by the Post Office known as Horizon, Horizon Legacy, Horizon Online or HNG-X;

b

“the Post Office” means Post Office Limited (registered number 02154540).

46

Any payment made by a Scottish local authority to parents, under section 20 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 20036, as part of the scheme entitled Parental Transitions Support7, to ease progression into work, the eligibility for which is dependent on—

a

the receipt of certain social security benefits, as specified by that scheme, and

b

the receipt of a formal offer to start work.

47

Any payment made by a housing association or local authority in England, from funding granted by the Department for Work and Pensions under section 2 of the Employment Act8, to a person residing in social housing, as an incentive to enter employment.