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Regulation 2 Disregard of educational maintenance allowance

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

For each of the paragraphs specified in paragraph (2) of this regulation (which relate to sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph–

  • “Any–

    1. (a)

      educational maintenance allowance payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the Education Act 1996f1 (payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships etc.) (“the 1996 Act”); or

    2. (b)

      sum (not being an allowance coming within sub-paragraph (a)) in respect of a course of study attended by a child or young person payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the 1996 Act, section 49 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980f2 (power to assist persons to take advantage of educational facilities) or section 12(2)(c) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992f3 (provision of financial assistance to students).”.

(2)

The paragraphs specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) of this regulation are–

(a)

paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992f4;

(b)

paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991f5;

(c)

paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987f6;

(d)

paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987f7;

(e)

paragraph 11 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987f8;

(f)

paragraph 12 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996f9.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1996 c. 56; section 518 was substituted by section 129 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31).

f2

1980 c. 44.

f3

1992 c. 37.

f4

S.I. 1992/1814 to which there are amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.

f5

S.I. 1991/2287 to which there are amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.

f6

S.I. 1987/1973 to which there are amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.

f7

S.I. 1987/1971 to which there are amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.

f8

S.I. 1987/1967 to which there are amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.

f9

S.I. 1996/207 to which there are amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.