Paragraph 12

(1)

Any payment, other than a payment to which sub-paragraph (2) applies, made to the applicant by Trustees in exercise of a discretion exercisable by them.

(2)

This sub-paragraph applies to payments made to the applicant by Trustees in exercise of a discretion exercisable by them for the purpose of—

(a)

obtaining food, ordinary clothing or footwear or household fuel;

(b)

the payment of rent, council tax or water charges for which that applicant or the applicant’s partner is liable;

(c)

meeting housing costs of a kind specified in Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002^f1.

(3)

In a case to which sub-paragraph (2) applies, £20 or—

(a)

if the payment is less than £20, the whole payment;

(b)

if, in the applicant’s case, £10 is disregarded in accordance with paragraph 1(a) to (g) of this Schedule, £10 or the whole payment if it is less than £10; or

(c)

if, in the applicant’s case, £15 is disregarded under paragraph 7 or paragraph 8 of this Schedule and—

(i)

the applicant has no disregard under paragraph 1(a) to (g) of this Schedule , £5 or the whole payment if it is less than £5;

(ii)

the applicant has a disregard under paragraph 1(a) to (g) of this Schedule, nil.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2002/1492.