Regulation 5 Income and capital
A local authority is not to provide assistance from its welfare fund to or in respect of a person who appears to the authority not to require that assistance by virtue of—
income being received by that person; or
capital held by that person.
A local authority is not to consider a person ineligible for assistance by virtue of paragraph (1)(a) if that person is entitled to—
an income-based jobseeker’s allowance (payable under the Jobseekers Act 1995f1);
income support under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f2;
income-related employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007f3;
universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012f4; or
state pension credit payable under the State Pension Credit Act 2002f5.
In deciding whether a person is ineligible for assistance by virtue of paragraph (1), a local authority is to have regard to any guidance about the assessment of income and capital issued by the Scottish Ministers under section 6 of the Act.