# The Social Security Amendment (Personal Injury Payments) Regulations 2002, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1814), the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971), the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967) and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207).
In particular, regulation 2 requires periodical payments received by virtue of any agreement or court order to make personal injury payments to the claimant to be treated as income. Regulation 3 provides that payments of income received from all trusts whose funds derive from personal injury payments to a claimant, from an annuity purchased with such funds and those received by virtue of any agreement or court order to make personal injury payments to the claimant, are to be disregarded in their entirety when used for items other than everyday living expenses and £20 of such income disregarded when used for such expenses.
These Regulations do not impose any charge on business.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2442/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-amendment-personal-injury-payments-regulations-2002/note
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