Paragraph 8

In computing the amount of capital of the person concerned, there is wholly disregarded—

(a)

a back to work bonus (payable under the Jobseekers Act 1995)^f1;

(b)

any payment made under the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996^f2 or under section 12B of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968^f3;

(c)

a payment by a local authority in exercise of the powers in section 20 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003^f4 (power to advance well-being) and using funds provided by the Scottish Ministers from the Scottish Welfare Fund where the payment is—

(i)

a crisis payment made for the purpose of meeting an immediate short term need; or

(ii)

made for the purpose of meeting a need for community care.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1995 c.18.
f2: 1996 c.30.
f3: 1968 c.49.
f4: 2003 asp 1.