Single parent in receipt of I.S. Child with disability at res. school funded by LA. Under I.S. rules, educational funding treated as notional income. The the parent's I.S. is then reduced for periods when child is away. BUT, DMG JSA/IS Memo 64 (changes from April 2004, Para.21. states that the old notional income rules for children are obsolete from 6/5/04 - S.I. 2003 No.455, Schedule 1.11.

Local DWP say new reg will only apply when client is migrated to CTC sometime after October (i.e. transitional rules apply whilst client still on I.S.) This seems odd. Is the reg abolished for I.S. or not? Or is this a bit of strange legislation to cover transitional arrangements (which may go on forever if the CTC software fails) or am I adrift? Assume client can now simply claim CTC and bypass the old rule, but this seems too simple!

Any one with a clear head have any thoughts on this?