Regulation 3 Disregard of education maintenance allowance

(1)

For each of the paragraphs specified in paragraph (2) (which relate to sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings) there shall be substituted the following paragraph–

“Any–

(a)

education maintenance allowance payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the Education Act 1996^f1 (payment of school expenses; grant of scholarships etc.); or

(b)

sum (not being an allowance coming within (a)) in respect of a course of study attended by a child or young person payable by virtue of regulations made under section 518 of the Education Act 1996, section 49 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980^f2 (power to assist persons to take advantage of educational facilities) or section 12(2)(c) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992^f3 (provisions of financial assistance to students).”

(2)

The paragraphs specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) are–

(a)

paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the Family Credit Regulations^f4;

(b)

paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Disability Working Allowance Regulations^f5.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1996 c. 56; section 518 was substituted by section 129 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31).
f2: 1980 c. 44.
f3: 1992 c. 37.
f4: Paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 1999/1677, regulation 2.
f5: Paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 was substituted by S.I. 1999/1677, regulation 2.