
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Capital Disregards) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st February 2001.
2 
There shall be added as—
(a) paragraph 61 of Schedule 10 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987  (capital to be disregarded);
(b) paragraph 56 of Schedule 8 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 ;
(c) paragraph 64 of Schedule 5 to the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992;
(d) paragraph 64 of Schedule 5 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987,the following paragraph—“Where an ex-gratia payment of £10,000 has been made by the Secretary of State on or after 1st February 2001 in consequence of the imprisonment or internment of—
(a) the claimant;
(b) the claimant’s partner;
(c) the claimant’s deceased spouse; or
(d) the claimant’s partner’s deceased spouse,by the Japanese during the Second World War, £10,000.”.
 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Security.
 P. Hollis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Social Security
