Disregard of education maintenance allowance

4.—(1) At the end of each of the Schedules(1) specified in paragraph (2) (which relate to capital to be disregarded) there shall be added the following paragraph bearing the respective specified paragraph number–

• “Any education maintenance allowance payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the Education Act 1996 (payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships etc.) which is payable as a bonus payment at the end of an academic term but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of receipt of that payment.”

(2) The paragraphs specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are–

(a)paragraph 59 of Schedule 3 to the Family Credit Regulations;

(b)paragraph 58 of Schedule 4 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations.