The capital value of a vaccine damage payment held in a trust fund is disregarded for universal credit and housing benefit. If the payment is not held in a trust fund, its capital value can be disregarded for up to 52 weeks from the date you receive it, to allow you time to set up a trust. After that it will be taken fully into account.

Any regular payments made from the trust fund to or for the disabled person are disregarded for universal credit and housing benefit. Other lump-sum payments will be treated as capital and will reduce benefit if the payments bring the total capital above the lower capital limit (see Chapters 16(18) and 23(24) ).