Amendment of Schedule 2 to the Family Credit Regulations

15.  In Schedule 2 to the Family Credit Regulations (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings)—

(a)in paragraph 2 for the words “voluntary body” there shall be substituted the words “voluntary organisation”;

(b)for paragraph 18 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“18.  Any payment made to the claimant by a person who normally resides with the claimant, which is a contribution towards that person’s living and accommodation costs, except where that person is residing with the claimant in circumstances to which paragraph 19 or 40 or regulation 21(2) (earnings of self-employed earners) refers.”;

(c)in paragraph 19(1) for the words “a person other than one to whom paragraph 18 or 40 refers,” there shall be substituted the words “another person”;

(d)after paragraph 54(2) the following new paragraph shall be added—

“55.  Any payment made by the Secretary of State to compensate for a reduction in a maintenance assessment made under the Child Support Act 1991.”.