Legal Aid And Advice, England And Wales Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Contribution Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 10th January 2023. 2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales. Amendments to the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013 2 1 The Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 24 (payments to be disregarded from calculation of disposable income or gross income)— a at the end of paragraph (1)(u) omit “and”, and b at the end of paragraph (1)(v) insert— ; w a payment made under the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022 ; x a payment made to an individual under section 13 or 15 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 . 3 In regulation 40 (certain payments to be disregarded)— a at end of paragraph (1)(g) omit “and”, and b at the end of paragraph (1)(h) insert— ; i a payment made under the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022; j a payment made to an individual under section 13 or 15 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 . Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013 3 1 The Criminal Legal Aid (Financial Resources) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 11 (disposable income: deductions)— a at the end of paragraph (3)(l) omit “and”, and b at the end of paragraph (3)(m) insert— ; n a payment made under the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022; o a payment made to an individual under section 13 or 15 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 . 3 In regulation 13 (disposable capital: deductions)— a at the end of paragraph (1)(c) omit “and”, and b at the end of paragraph (1)(d) insert— ; e a payment made under the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022; f a payment made to an individual under section 13 or 15 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 . 4 In regulation 20 (assessment of resources: gross annual income)— a at the end of paragraph (2)(j) omit “and”, and b at the end of paragraph (2)(k) insert— ; l a payment made under the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022; m a payment made to an individual under section 13 or 15 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 . 5 In regulation 33 (assessment of resources: gross annual income)— a at the end of paragraph (2)(j) omit “and”, and b at the end of paragraph (2)(k) insert— ; l a payment made under the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022; m a payment made to an individual under section 13 or 15 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 . Amendments to the Criminal Legal Aid (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2013 4 1 The Criminal Legal Aid (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows. 2 In regulation 10 (calculation of gross annual income)— a at the end of paragraph (2)(j) omit “and”, and b at the end of paragraph (2)(k) insert— ; l a payment made under the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022; m a payment made to an individual under section 13 or 15 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 . 3 In regulation 28 (calculation of disposable specified capital)— a at the end of paragraph (3B)(a) omit “and”, and b at the end of paragraph (3B)(b) insert— ; c a payment made under the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022; d a payment made to an individual under section 13 or 15 of the Energy Prices Act 2022 . Bellamy Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 19th December 2022