The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 1988

1.  A claimant’s resources shall be calculated in terms of income and capital and shall be calculated as follows—

(a)income shall be calculated on a weekly basis according to the method of calculating or estimating income under section 22(8) of the Social Security Act 1986 as prescribed by the provisions of Part V of, and Schedules 8 and 9 to, the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(1) subject to the modifications referred to in paragraph 2;

(b)capital shall be calculated according to the method of calculating or estimating capital under section 22(7), (8) and (9) of the Social Security Act 1986 as prescribed by the provisions of Chapter VI in Part V of, and Schedule 10 to, the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 subject to the modifications referred to in paragraph 2.