The Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992

12.—(1) Except where sub-paragraph (2) applies and subject to sub-paragraph (3) and paragraphs 29 and 34, £10 of any charitable payment or of any voluntary payment made or due to be made at regular intervals.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) and paragraph 34, any charitable payment or voluntary payment made or due to be made at regular intervals which is intended and used for an item other than food, ordinary clothing or footwear, household fuel or housing costs of any member of the family.

(3) Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to a maintenance payment which is made or due to be made by—

(a) a former partner of the claimant, or former partner of any member of the claimant’s family; or

(b) the parent of a child or young person where that child or young person is a member of the claimant’s family.

(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), where a number of charitable or voluntary payments fall to be taken into account in any week they shall be aggregated and treated as though they were one such payment.

(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), “ordinary clothing or footwear” means clothing or footwear for normal daily use, but does not include school uniforms, or clothing or footwear used solely for sporting activities.