# The Child Support Departure Direction and Consequential Amendments Regulations 1996, Regulation 13: Costs incurred in travelling to work


(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the following costs shall constitute expenses for the purposes of paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 4B to the Act where they are incurred by the applicant for the purposes of travel between his home and his normal place of work—
(a) the cost of purchasing a ticket for such travel;
(b) the cost of purchasing fuel, where such travel is by a vehicle which is not carrying fare-paying passengers; or
(c) in exceptional circumstances, the taxi fare for a journey which must unavoidably be undertaken during hours when no other reasonable mode of travel is available,
and any minor incidental costs, such as tolls or fees for the use of a particular road or bridge, incurred in connection with such travel.
(2) Where the Secretary of State considers any costs referred to in paragraph (1) to be unreasonably high or to have been unreasonably incurred he may substitute such lower amount as he considers reasonable, including a nil amount.
(3) Costs which can be set off against the income of the applicant under the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 shall not constitute expenses for the purposes of paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2907/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-departure-direction-and-consequential-amendments-regulations-1996/regulation-13
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