# The Social Security Amendment (Capital Disregards) Regulations 2001, Regulation 2: Income support, jobseeker’s allowance, housing benefit and council tax benefit: capital disregard


There shall be added as—
(a) paragraph 61 of Schedule 10 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (capital to be disregarded);
(b) paragraph 56 of Schedule 8 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 ;
(c) paragraph 64 of Schedule 5 to the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992;
(d) paragraph 64 of Schedule 5 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987,
the following paragraph—
“Where an ex-gratia payment of £10,000 has been made by the Secretary of State on or after 1st February 2001 in consequence of the imprisonment or internment of—
(a) the claimant;
(b) the claimant’s partner;
(c) the claimant’s deceased spouse; or
(d) the claimant’s partner’s deceased spouse,
by the Japanese during the Second World War, £10,000.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/22/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-amendment-capital-disregards-regulations-2001/regulation-2
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