Amendments to the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations 1997
4. In regulation 2(2) of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations 1997(1) (exempted trusts and payments), after sub-paragraph (n) add—
“(o)any payment made from a scheme established or approved by the Secretary of State, or trust established with funds provided by the Secretary of State, for the purpose of providing compensation in respect of a person having been infected from contaminated blood products;
(p)any payment made under or by a trust, established for the purpose of giving relief and assistance to disabled persons whose disabilities were caused by the fact that during their mother’s pregnancy she had taken a preparation containing the drug known as Thalidomide, and which is approved by the Secretary of State.”.
S.I. 1997/2205. Sub-paragraph (n) was inserted by S.I. 2017/329.