Hi, I have a question:

Clt on IB and has been receiving voluntary payments from him mom - HB have taken this as income and disregarded £20.00.

I have read in a HB guide that 'from 3rd October 05, all these payments are disregarded as income'.

Is this correct that all voluntary payments are being disregarded as income - or have i read this completely wrong?!

I just can't find any further information.

thanks

The voluntary payments disregard was one of the changes introduced by the
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (SI.No.273/2005) highlighted in the Febuary 15 2005 rightsnet news story -

Housing benefit, child care charges & other miscellaneous amendments: New statutory instrument

Although the above news story includes a direct link to the statutory instrument, but here also is a direct link to SI.No.273/2005 itself.

will the voluntary payment be ignored for I/S purposes??