# The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008, Paragraph 55


(1) Any payment made by a local authority or by the Welsh Ministers, to or on behalf of the claimant or the claimant's partner relating to a service which is provided to develop or sustain the capacity of the claimant or the claimant's partner to live independently in the claimant's or the claimant's partner's accommodation.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) “local authority” includes, in England, a county council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/794/schedule/9/paragraph/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-2008/schedule-9/paragraph-55
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