PART VI DEDUCTIONS FROM BENEFITS AND DISQUALIFYING BENEFITS

Social security benefits not to be sanctionable benefits19

The following social security benefits are to be treated as a disqualifying benefit but not a sanctionable benefit—

a

constant attendance allowance payable under F4article 8 of the Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006M1 (“the Order") or article 14 or 43 of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983 M2 (“the Scheme");

b

exceptionally severe disablement allowance payable under F5article 9 of the Order or article 15 or 44 of the Scheme;

c

mobility supplement payable under F3article 20 of the Order or article 25A or 48A of the Scheme;

d

constant attendance allowance and exceptionally severe disablement allowance, payable under sections 104 and 105 respectively of the Benefits Act where a disablement pension is payable under section 103 of that Act; and

F6e

bereavement support payment payable under section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014. 

F1Benefits to be treated as neither sanctionable nor disqualifying19A

Each of the following benefits is to be treated as neither a sanctionable benefit nor a disqualifying benefit—

a

statutory adoption pay;

b

statutory paternity pay;

c

health in pregnancy grant.

Deductions from benefits20

Any restriction in section F26B, 7, 8 or 9 of the Act shall not apply in relation to payments of benefit to the extent of any deduction from the payments which falls to be made under regulations made under section 5(1)(p) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 for, or in place of, child support maintenance and for this purpose, “child support maintenance" means such maintenance which is payable under the Child Support Act 1991 M3.