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Schedule 3, Part 5 Blind Pension, Widow's (Non-contributory) Pension, Widower's (Non-Contributory) Pension, Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory), One-Parent Family Payment and Carer's Allowance

Amendments (requiring commencement) by s. 13(j) of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2008 (No. 2), published 7 March 2008.

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 -

(a) for the purposes of blind pension, widow’s (non-contributory) pension, widower’s (non-contributory) pension, guardian’s payment (non-contributory) or one parent family payment, in accordance with reference 1 of Table 1 to this Schedule, or

(b) for the purposes of carer’s allowance, in accordance with reference 4 of 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;