Regulation 19 Schedule 3

In paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 (sums to be disregarded in the determination of income other than earnings), at the end, add “or section 12(2)(c) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992^f1 (provision of financial assistance to students)”.

In paragraph 11 of Schedule 3—

At the end of Schedule 3, add—

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

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(1)

Any Career Development Loan paid to the relevant person pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973^f4 except to the extent that the loan has been applied for and paid in respect of living expenses for the period of education and training supported by that loan and those expenses relate to any one or more of the items specified in sub-paragraph (2).

(2)

The items specified for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) are food, ordinary clothing or footwear, household fuel or rent of the relevant person or, where the relevant person is a member of a family, any other member of his family, or any council tax or water charges for which that relevant person or member is liable.

(3)

For the purposes of this paragraph, “ordinary clothing or footwear” and “rent” have the same meaning as in regulation 31(14).

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Any mandatory top-up payment made to a person pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of that person’s participation in the Voluntary Sector Option of the New Deal as specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(bb) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations or in the Environment Task Force Option of the New Deal as specified in regulation 75(1)(a)(ii)(cc) of those Regulations.

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Any discretionary payment to meet, or to help meet, special needs made to a person pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 in respect of that person’s participation in the Full-Time Education and Training Option of the New Deal as specified in regulation 75(1)(b)(ii) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations.”.