# The Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Contribution Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2019, Regulation 2: Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013


(1) The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) insert at the appropriate places—
““the Windrush Compensation Scheme” means the scheme of that name launched on 3rd April 2019 and administered by the Home Office;”;
““Windrush connected payment” means a payment where—
(a) an individual has made a claim under the Windrush Compensation Scheme;
(b) a request included in that claim has been referred by the Home Office to another person; and
(c) the payment is made to the individual by that other person as a result of that referral;”.
(3) In regulation 24(1) (payments to be disregarded from calculation of disposable income or gross income), after sub-paragraph (q) insert—
“(r) any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and
(s) any Windrush connected payment.”.
(4) In regulation 40(1) (certain payments to be disregarded), after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“(d) any payment made under the Windrush Compensation Scheme; and
(e) any Windrush connected payment.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/894/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-aid-financial-resources-and-contribution-orders-amendment-regulations-2019/regulation-2
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