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... Looked everywhere for this but when did child support become fully disregarded for IS and HB / CTB purposes, I think it’s April and October 2008 respectively, and prior to this £20.00 was disregarded for IS and £25.00 for HB / CTB ?
If anyone could confirm this ... or correct me, thank you !
... Looked everywhere for this but when did child support become fully disregarded for IS and HB / CTB purposes, I think it’s April and October 2008 respectively, and prior to this £20.00 was disregarded for IS and £25.00 for HB / CTB ?
If anyone could confirm this ... or correct me, thank you !
Specifically HB/CTB. I agree with the date cited by Tony. However, to the best of my recollection, that amount disregarded for HB/CTB was £15.00, not £25, and it expressly depended on the award of the family premium.
Since Oct 2008, for HB/CTB, the maintenance disregards work like this:
1) 100% for any maintenance in respect of a child or young person who is a member of the claimant’s family (excluding payments made by the claimant or by the claimant’s (current) partner - the work “current” is my emphasis).
2) £15 per week max in respect of maintenance that ISN’T for a child or young person but where the family premium has nevertheless been awarded.
3) No disregard at all if none of the above applies.
The effect of “1” & “2” could lead to a split assessment of maintenance. For example, say maintenance of £100 includes child maintenance of £75 and £25 for non child maintenance. £75 is disregarded in full but only £15 of the £25 is disregarded (assuming the other criteria are met).
For income support the full disregard of CSM started on 12 April 2010 (see reg 2(17)(d) of ...
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2655/pdfs/uksi_20092655_en.pdf
which substed a new Sched 9 para 73 IS regs )
(Tony - are you looking at charitable/voluntary payments?)
Gives an entirely new meaning to the phrase"virtually unable to walk” I can tell ya.
Gives an entirely new meaning to the phrase"virtually unable to walk” I can tell ya.
I once had an alcoholic client who answered that question with “sometimes”.
Priceless!!