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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-scotland-regulations-2002/schedule-3/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/494",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-legal-aid-scotland-regulations-2002",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In computing the amount of capital of the person concerned, there shall be wholly disregarded–\n(a) any Welfare Fund payment;\n(b) a back to work bonus (payable under the Jobseekers Act 1995);\n(c) any payment made under the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 or as a direct payment as defined in section 4(2) of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013;\n(d) any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme;\n(e) any Windrush connected payment;\n(f) any Scottish child payment;\n(g) any payment made under Part 4 of the 2021 Act (financial redress for historical child abuse), or any relevant payment made or due to be made prior to the date of commencement of the redress scheme;\n(h) any payment made under the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme;\n(i) any additional payment made under either the 2022 Act or the 2023 Act, at any time since the coming into force of those Acts;\n(j) any temporary additional amount to the social fund winter fuel payment paid by virtue of the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment (Temporary Increase) Regulations 2022 or the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment (Temporary Increase) Regulations 2023;\n(k) any carer support ...;\n(l) any carer’s allowance paid under section 70 of the 1992 Act or carer’s allowance supplement paid under section 81 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018;\n(m) any payment made by way of an allowance known as a care experienced students bursary paid under regulation 3(1) of the Student Support (Scotland) Regulations 2022;\n(n) any human trafficking or exploitation victim payment,\n(o) any miscarriage of justice payment,\n(p) any Grenfell Tower payment,\n(q) any payment made under the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme;\n(r) any care leaver payment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 8(a) substituted (11.6.2013) by The Welfare Reform (Consequential Amendments) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013/142), regs. 1, 7(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in sch. 3 para. 8(c) substituted (1.4.2014) by The Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 (Consequential and Saving Provisions) Order 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/90), art. 1, sch. Pt. 3 (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 8(d)-(f) inserted (5.2.2021) by The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/424), regs. 1(2), 3(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 8(g) inserted (26.11.2021) by The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/333), regs. 1, 3(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 8(h)-(j) inserted (23.1.2023) by The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/11), regs. 1, 3(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in sch. 3 para. 8(i) substituted (21.9.2023) by The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/178), regs. 1, 6(5)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in sch. 3 para. 8(j) inserted (21.9.2023) by The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 3) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/178), regs. 1, 6(5)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 8(k) inserted (15.11.2023) by The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 4) Regulations 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/313), regs. 1, 6(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Word in sch. 3 para. 8(k) omitted (15.3.2026) by virtue of The Carer’s Assistance (Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments, Revocation, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/340), reg. 1(2), sch. 1 para. 6(5) (with reg. 5(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 8(l)(m) inserted (3.10.2024) by The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/178), regs. 1, 3(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in sch. 3 para. 8(l) inserted (12.10.2024) by The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/216), regs. 1, 5(5)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 8(n)-(q) inserted (12.10.2024) by The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/216), regs. 1, 5(5)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 8(r) inserted (1.6.2026) by The Legal Aid and Advice and Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2026 (S.S.I. 2026/117), regs. 1, 5(5)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:39:24.195189+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}