# The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Regulation 5: Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008


(1) The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “child tax credit” insert—
““Church of England Redress payment” means a payment by the scheme administered by the redress body under the Abuse Redress Measure 2025;”;
(b) in the definition of “qualifying person” for “or a Mother and Baby Scheme payment” substitute “, a Mother and Baby Scheme payment or a Church of England Redress payment”.
(3) In regulation 107(5A) (notional income – income due to be paid or income paid to or in respect of a third party) after sub-paragraph (g) insert—
“;
(h) a Church of England Redress payment.”.
(4) In regulation 112(8)(b) (income treated as capital) after paragraph (vii) insert—
“;
(viii) Church of England Redress payment.”.
(5) In regulation 115(5A) (notional capital) after sub-paragraph (h) insert—
“;
(i) a Church of England Redress payment.”.
(6) In Schedule 6 (housing costs), in paragraph 19(8)(b), after “Mother and Baby Scheme payment” insert “, Church of England Redress payment”.
(7) In Schedule 8 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), in paragraph 41—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1A), after paragraph (g) insert—
“;
(h) Church of England Redress payment.”;
(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (6) for “or a Mother and Baby Scheme payment” substitute “, a Mother and Baby Scheme payment or a Church of England Redress payment”.
(8) In Schedule 9 (capital to be disregarded), in paragraph 27—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1A) after “Mother and Baby Scheme payment” insert “, Church of England Redress payment,”;
(b) in each of sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) and (6) for “or a Mother and Baby Scheme payment” substitute “, a Mother and Baby Scheme payment or a Church of England Redress payment”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1072/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-income-and-capital-disregards-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-5
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