The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1995

Amendment of Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations

8.  In Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a) in paragraph 2 for the words “voluntary body” there shall be substituted the words “voluntary organisation”;

(b) for paragraph 18 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“18.   Any payment made to the claimant by a person who normally resides with the claimant, which is a contribution towards that person’s living and accommodation costs, except where that person is residing with the claimant in circumstances to which paragraph 19 or 38 or regulation 24(2) (earnings of self-employed earners) refers.”;

(c) in paragraph 19(1) for the words “a person other than one to whom paragraph 18 or 38 refers,” there shall be substituted the words “another person”;

(d) after paragraph 52(2) the following new paragraph shall be added—

“53.   Any payment made by the Secretary of State to compensate for a reduction in a maintenance assessment made under the Child Support Act 1991(3).”.

(1)

Paragraph 19 was substituted by S.I.1994/527 regulation 28(2).

(2)

Paragraph 52 was inserted in Schedule 3 by S.I.1994/2139 regulation 9(b).

(3)

1991 c. 48.