# The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025, Regulation 6: Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006


(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 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 55(10) (non-dependant deductions) after sub-paragraph (be) insert—
“(bf) any miscarriage of justice compensation payment;”.
(4) In Schedule 6 (capital to be disregarded), in paragraph 16—
(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/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-income-and-capital-disregards-amendment-no-2-regulations-2025/regulation-6
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