The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

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

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” insert—

““LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” means a payment under the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Financial Recognition Scheme administered under the authority of the Secretary of State for Defence;”;

(b) in the definition of “qualifying person” for “or a vaccine damage payment” substitute “, a vaccine damage payment or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(3) In regulation 42(7A) (notional income) for sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) substitute—

“(c) a Windrush payment;

(d) a Post Office compensation payment;

(e) an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment.”.

(4) In regulation 46(6) (income treated as capital) after “a Post Office compensation payment” insert “, an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(5) In regulation 49(4A) (notional capital) for sub-paragraphs (c) to (e) substitute—

“(c) a Windrush payment;

(d) a Post Office compensation payment;

(e) a vaccine damage payment;

(f) an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment.”.

(6) In regulation 74(9) (non-dependant deductions) after sub-paragraph (bd) insert—

“(be) any LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment;”.

(7) In Schedule 5 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), in paragraph 35—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1A) for paragraphs (c) and (d) substitute—

“(c) Windrush payment;

(d) Post Office compensation payment;

(e) LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment.”;

(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) for “or a vaccine damage payment” substitute “, a vaccine damage payment or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(8) In Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded), in paragraph 24—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1A) for “or vaccine damage payment” substitute “, vaccine damage payment or LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”;

(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6) for “or a vaccine damage payment” substitute “, a vaccine damage payment or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment”.

(1)

S.I. 2006/213; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2007/2868, 2008/2767, 2010/641, 2011/2425, 2017/329, 689, 870, 2020/618, 2021/1405, 2023/640, 1144.