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Title and introductory text
2024 No. 964
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security (Infected Blood Capital Disregard) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made
18th September 2024
Laid before Parliament
19th September 2024
Coming into force
10th October 2024
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(a) and (d), 136(3) and (5)(b), 136A(3) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, sections 12(1) and (4)(b) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995, section 15(3) and (6)(b) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 and sections 17(1) and (3)(b) and 25(2) and (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007.
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
In respect of the provisions in regulation 2(1)(d) and (e) and (2), in accordance with section 176(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and extent
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Infected Blood Capital Disregard) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 10th October 2024.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Propose a change2 Disregard for payments from estate
(1) After each of the following provisions insert the provision in paragraph (2)—
(a) paragraph 22(5A) of Schedule 10 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (capital to be disregarded);
(b) paragraph 27(5A) of Schedule 8 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (capital to be disregarded);
(c) paragraph 15(5A) of Schedule 5 to the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 (capital disregarded for the purpose of calculating income);
(d) paragraph 24(5A) of Schedule 6 to the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (capital to be disregarded);
(e) paragraph 16(5A) of Schedule 6 to the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 (capital to be disregarded generally);
(f) paragraph 27(5A) of Schedule 9 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 (capital to be disregarded).
(2) The provision to be inserted after each of the provisions in paragraph (1) is—
(5B) Any payment out of the estate of a person, which derives from a payment made under or by the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme or an approved blood scheme to the estate of the person as a result of that person having been infected from contaminated blood products.
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