The Income-related Benefits and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997

Income-related benefits and jobseeker’s allowance: capital treated as income

3.—(1) In paragraph (1) of regulation 41 of the Income Support Regulations(1) (capital treated as income), after the sum “£8,000” there shall be inserted the words “or, in a case where regulation 45(b)(2) applies, £16,000”.

(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 104 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (capital treated as income), after the sum “£8,000” there shall be inserted the words “or, in a case where regulation 107(b)(3) applies, £16,000”.

(3) There shall be added as—

(a) paragraph (4) of regulation 25 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;

(b) paragraph (3) of regulation 28 of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations;

(c) paragraph (4) of regulation 34 of the Housing Benefit Regulations;

(d) paragraph (3) of regulation 25 of the Family Credit Regulations;

(e) paragraph (6) of regulation 41 of the Income Support Regulations;

(f) paragraph (5) of regulation 104 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations,

the following paragraph—

• “Any Career Development Loan paid pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 shall be treated as income.”.

(1)

The figure of £8,000 was inserted by S.I. 1990/671.

(2)

Regulation 45(b) was added by S.I. 1996/462.

(3)

Regulation 107(b) was added by S.I. 1996/1516.