# The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987


(1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “MFET Limited” insert—
““miscarriage of justice compensation payment” means—
(a) a payment made under section 133(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988; or
(b) any other payment made by the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or, in Northern Ireland, the Department of Justice, for the purpose of compensating a person—
(i) for a miscarriage of justice in criminal proceedings, or
(ii) for being wrongfully charged with a criminal offence;”;
(b) in the definition of “qualifying person” for “or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” substitute “, an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment or a miscarriage of justice compensation payment”.
(3) In regulation 42(4ZB) (notional income) after sub-paragraph (e) insert—
“;
(f) a miscarriage of justice compensation payment.”.
(4) In regulation 48(10) (income treated as capital) after sub-paragraph (af) insert—
“(ag) which is a miscarriage of justice compensation payment;”.
(5) In regulation 51(3B) (notional capital) after sub-paragraph (f) insert—
“;
(g) a miscarriage of justice compensation payment.”.
(6) In Schedule 3 (housing costs), in paragraph 18(8)(b), for “or LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” substitute “, LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment or miscarriage of justice compensation payment”.
(7) In Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), in paragraph 39—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1A) after paragraph (e) insert—
“;
(f) miscarriage of justice compensation payment.”;
(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) for “or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” substitute “, an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment or a miscarriage of justice compensation payment”.
(8) In Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded), in paragraph 22—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1A) for “or LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” substitute “, LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment or miscarriage of justice compensation payment”;
(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6) for “or an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment” substitute “, an LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme payment or a miscarriage of justice compensation payment”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/778/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-income-and-capital-disregards-amendment-no-2-regulations-2025/regulation-2
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