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SCHEDULE 10U.K.Capital to be disregarded

Other paymentsU.K.

16.  A payment made within the past 12 months under Part 8 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (the social fund).U.K.

17.—(1) A payment made within the past 12 months by or on behalf of a local authority—U.K.

(a)under section 17, 23B, 23C or 24A of the Children Act 1989 M1, section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 M2 [F1, section 29 or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 or section 37, 38, 109, 110, 114 or 115 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014]; or

(b)under any other enactment in order to meet a person's welfare needs related to old age or disability, other than living expenses.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “living expenses” has the meaning in regulation 66(2).

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Marginal Citations

M11989 c.41. Sections 23B and 23C were inserted by section 2 of the Children (Leaving Care) act 2000 (c.35) and section 24A was inserted by section 4 of that Act.

18.—(1) A payment received within the past 12 months by way of arrears of, or compensation for late payment of—U.K.

(a)universal credit;

(b)a benefit abolished by section 33 of the Act; or

(c)a social security benefit which is not included as unearned income under regulation 66(1)(a) or (b).

(2) “Social security benefit” means a benefit under any enactment relating to social security in any part of the United Kingdom.

19.  A payment to a person by virtue of being a holder of the Victoria Cross or George Cross.U.K.

[F220.  A payment made within the past 12 months of bereavement support payment in respect of the rate set out in regulation 3(2) or (5) of the Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017 (rate of bereavement support payment).]U.K.

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