Children's Handbook Scotland 2020/21Chapter 10: Young people leaving care4. Financial support from the local authority for 16/17-year-old care leavers Treatment of local authority payments for benefits
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Treatment of local authority payments for benefits
It is unlikely that you will be receiving regular payments from the local authority while also receiving a means-tested benefit because of the rules described above, but if you are, payments made under section 29 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (payments to care leavers) and payments made under section 26A of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (continuing care) are disregarded for UC, IS, income-based JSA, income-related ESA and HB.1UC Reg 66 UC Regs
IS Sch 9 para 28(1)(c) IS Regs
JSA Sch 7 para 29(1)(c) JSA Regs
ESA Sch 8 para 30(1)(c) ESA Regs
HB Sch 5 para 28 HB Regs Section 29 payments are disregarded for council tax reduction.2Sch 4 para 32 CTR(S) Regs
 
1     UC Reg 66 UC Regs
IS Sch 9 para 28(1)(c) IS Regs
JSA Sch 7 para 29(1)(c) JSA Regs
ESA Sch 8 para 30(1)(c) ESA Regs
HB Sch 5 para 28 HB Regs »
2     Sch 4 para 32 CTR(S) Regs »