Income and capital4

1

There shall be added as—

a

regulation 34(8)10 of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations (income treated as capital);

b

regulation 31(8)11 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 312 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 213 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—

      1. a

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

      2. 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 414 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations (capital to be disregarded);

b

paragraphs 60 and 61 of Schedule 315 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.”