Schedule 5 Blind pension, widow's (non-contributory) pension, widower's (non-contributory) pension and orphan's (non-contributory) pension, one-parent family payment and carer's allowance - Assessment of Means
"Part 5 Blind Pension, Widow’s (Noncontributory) Pension, Widower’s (Non-Contributory) Pension, Orphan’s (Non-Contributory) Pension, One-Parent Family Payment and Carer’s Allowance
Sections 161A, 168, 172 and 179.
1. Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in calculating the means of a person, account shall be taken of the following:
(1) other than in the circumstances and subject to the conditions and for the periods that may be prescribed, the weekly value of property belonging to the person (not being property personally used or enjoyed by the person or a farm of land leased by him or her) which is invested or is otherwise put to profitable use by the person or which, though capable of investment or profitable use is not invested or put to profitable use and the weekly value, calculated in accordance with Table 1 to this Schedule, constitutes the weekly means of a person from that property, but no account shall be taken under any other provision of these Rules of any appropriation of the property for the purpose of current expenditure;
(2) all income in cash (including, in the case of widow’s (non-contributory) pension, widower’s (non-contributory) pension, orphan’s (non-contributory) pension and one-parent family payment, the net cash value of such non-cash benefits as may be prescribed), and the income received by a qualified child or qualified children that may be prescribed which the person may reasonably expect to receive during the year succeeding the date of calculation, but-
(a) excluding the amounts at references 1 to 19 in Table 2 to this Schedule, and
(b) excluding-