Paragraph 10 Excluded disposable capitalI1
United Kingdom
The following things are excluded disposable capital—
a property which is the main or only dwelling occupied by the party;
the household furniture and effects of the main or only dwelling occupied by the party;
articles of personal clothing;
any vehicle, the sale of which would leave the party, or their partner, without motor transport;
tools and implements of trade, including vehicles used for business purposes;
the capital value of the party’s or their partner’s business, where the party or their partner is self-employed;
the capital value of any funds or other assets held in trust, where the party or their partner is a beneficiary without entitlement to advances of any trust capital;
a jobseeker’s back to work bonus;
a payment made as a result of a determination of unfair dismissal by a court or tribunal, or by way of settlement of a claim for unfair dismissal;
any compensation paid as a result of a determination of medical negligence or in respect of any personal injury by a court, or by way of settlement of a claim for medical negligence or personal injury;
the capital held in any personal or occupational pension scheme;
any cash value payable on surrender of a contract of insurance;
any capital payment made out of the Independent Living Funds;
any bereavement payment;
any capital insurance or endowment lump sum payments that have been paid as a result of illness, disability or death;
any student loan or student grant;
any payments under the criminal injuries compensation scheme.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. para. 10 in force at 7.10.2013, see art. 1