Regulation 7 Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008

(1)

The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 40(2)(d) (a claimant who works to be treated as not entitled to an employment and support allowance), for “28 or 29” substitute “28, 29 or 29A”.

(3)

In regulation 97(2)(b) (earnings of self-employed earners)—

(a)

for “28 or 29” substitute “28, 29 or 29A”;

(b)

for “and payments” substitute “, payments”;

(c)

after “claimant’s care)” insert “and any payments made to a claimant under section 73(1)(b) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (kinship care assistance)”.

(4)

After paragraph 29 of Schedule 8 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) insert—

“29A.

Any payment made to a claimant under section 73(1)(b) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (kinship care assistance).”.

(5)

At the end of Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of capital) insert—

“61.

Any payment made to a claimant under section 73(1)(b) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (kinship care assistance).”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2008/794. Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2017/870.