SOCIAL SECURITY Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 12th May 2004. 2 In these Regulations— ... ... “ the Income Support Regulations ” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 ; “ the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations ” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 ; “ the Recovery of Benefits Regulations ” means the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations 1997 ; “ the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses Regulations ” means the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 1987 ; “ the State Pension Credit Regulations ” means the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 . Common amendments relating to interpretation 2 In regulation 2(1) of ... the Income Support Regulations, in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations and regulation 1(2) of the State Pension Credit Regulations— a in the definition of “ qualifying person ” for the words “or the Eileen Trust” there shall be substituted “ , the Eileen Trust or the Skipton Fund ” ; b immediately after the definitions of— i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii in the Income Support Regulations ..., “the Macfarlane Trust”; iii in the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations, “single claimant”; and iv in the State Pension Credit Regulations, “qualifying person”, there shall be inserted the following definition— “ the Skipton Fund ” means the ex-gratia payment scheme administered by the Skipton Fund Limited, incorporated on 25th March 2004, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from hepatitis C and other persons eligible for payment in accordance with the scheme’s provisions; . Common amendments relating to capital to be disregarded 3 1 In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (2) for the words “section 12, 24 or 26 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” there shall be substituted “ section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or sections 29 or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 ” . 2 The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (1) above are— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c paragraph 17 of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations; d paragraph 22 of Schedule 8 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations. 3 In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (4) for the words “or the Independent Living Funds” there shall be substituted “ , the Independent Living Funds or the Skipton Fund ” . 4 The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (3) above are— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c paragraph 22(1) of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations; d paragraph 15(1) of Schedule V to the State Pension Credit Regulations. 5 In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (6) for the words “and the Eileen Trust” there shall be substituted “ , the Eileen Trust and the Skipton Fund ” . 6 The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (5) above are— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c paragraph 22(7) of Schedule 10 to the Income Support Regulations; d paragraph 15(7) of Schedule V to the State Pension Credit Regulations. 7 In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (8) after the words “the Eileen Trust” there shall be inserted “ , the Skipton Fund ” . 8 The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (7) above are— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b paragraph 27(1) of Schedule 8 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations. Common amendments relating to sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings 4 1 In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (2) for the words “section 21 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” there shall be substituted “ section 26 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 ” . 2 The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (1) above are— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c paragraph 26 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations; d paragraph 27 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations. 3 In each of the paragraphs of the Schedules to the Regulations specified in paragraph (4) for the words “section 12, 24 or 26 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” there shall be substituted “ section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or sections 29 or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 ” . 4 The paragraphs of the Schedules specified for the purpose of paragraph (3) above are— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c paragraph 28 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support Regulations; d paragraph 29 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations. Income support and jobseeker’s allowance: capital treated as income 5 In regulation 41(3) of the Income Support Regulations and in regulation 104(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations for the words “section 12, 24 or 26 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968” there shall be substituted “ section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or sections 29 or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 ” . Further amendment of the Income Support Regulations 6 In paragraph 12(1)(d)(i) of Schedule 2 to the Income Support Regulations (applicable amounts) for the words “Social Security (Hospital In-Patient) Regulations 1975” there shall be substituted “ Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations 1991 or the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 ” . Amendment of the Recovery of Benefit Regulations relating to the Skipton Fund 7 In regulation 2(2) of the Recovery of Benefit Regulations— a in sub-paragraph (i) for “10th April 1992.” there shall be substituted “ 10th April 1992; ” ; b after sub-paragraph (i) there shall be inserted— j any payment made from the Skipton Fund, the ex-gratia payment scheme administered by the Skipton Fund Limited, incorporated on 25th March 2004, for the benefit of certain persons suffering from hepatitis C and other persons eligible for payment in accordance with the scheme’s provisions.. Amendment of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses Regulations relating to the Skipton Fund 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Chris Pond Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions