The Tax Credits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000

Income and capital

4.—(1) There shall be added as—

(a)regulation 34(8)(1) of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations (income treated as capital);

(b)regulation 31(8)(2) of the Family Credit Regulations;

the following paragraph—

• “Any arrears of subsistence allowance which are paid to a claimant as a lump sum shall be treated as capital.”

(2) There shall be added respectively as—

(a)paragraphs 64 and 65 of Schedule 3(3) to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings);

(b)paragraphs 66 and 67 of Schedule 2(4) to the Family Credit Regulations,

the following paragraphs—

• “Any payment of voucher provided under section 95 or 99 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 for any former asylum-seeker or his dependents.”

  • “In the case of a claimant participating in an employment zone scheme, any payment made by an employment zone contractor to the claimant being—

    (a)

    a training premium payable in respect of the claimant’s participation in the employment zone scheme; or

    (b)

    a discretionary payment, being a fee, grant, loan or otherwise.”

(3) There shall be added respectively as—

(a)paragraphs 59 and 60 of Schedule 4(5) to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations (capital to be disregarded);

(b)paragraphs 60 and 61 of Schedule 3(6) to the Family Credit Regulations,

the following paragraphs—

“In the case of a claimant participating in an employment zone scheme, any payment made by an employment zone contractor to the claimant being—

(a)a training premium payable in respect of the claimant’s participation in the employment zone scheme; or

(b)a discretionary payment, being a fee, grant, loan or otherwise,

but only for the period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment.”

• “Any arrears of subsistence allowance paid as a lump sum but only for the period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of the payment.”