Paragraph 13 F1
United Kingdom
Except where sub-paragraph (2) applies and subject to sub-paragraph (3) and paragraphs 29 and 34, F2£20 of any charitable payment or of any voluntary payment made or due to be made at regular intervals.
Subject to sub-paragraph (3) and paragraph 34, any charitable payment or voluntary payment made or due to be made at regular intervals which is intended and used for an item other than food, ordinary clothing or footwear, household fuel F3or housing costs of any member of the family or is used for any personal community F4charge, collective community charge contribution F5or council tax for which any member of the family is liable.
F6Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to a payment which is made or due to be made by–
a former partner of the claimant, or a former partner of any member of the claimant’s family; or
the parent of a child or young person where that child or young person is a member of the claimant’s family.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) where a number of charitable or voluntary payments fall to be taken into account they shall be treated as though they were one such payment.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) the expression “ordinary clothing or footwear” means clothing or footwear for normal daily use, but does not include school uniforms, or clothing or footwear used solely for sporting activities.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 2 para. 13 substituted (10.4.1990) by Family Credit (General) Amendment Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/574), reg. 1(1), 14(a)
- F2
Word in Sch. 2 para. 13(1) substituted (9.4.1996) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/462), regs. 1(5), 8(e)
- F3
Words in Sch. 2 para. 13(2) substituted (8.10.1991) by The Family Credit (General) Amendment Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/1520), reg. 1(1), 10(a)
- F4
Words in sch. 2 para. 13(2) substituted (1.4.1993) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/315), regs. 1(1)(d), Sch. para. 10(2)(a)
- F5
Words in sch. 2 para. 13(2) inserted (1.4.1993) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/315), regs. 1(1)(d), Sch. para. 10(2)(b)
- F6
Sch. 2 para. 13(3) substituted (7.4.1992) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2695), reg. 1(1)(d), 3(a)