Welfare Reform Bill

Page 5, line 21, at end insert—

“(3A) In relation to a dwelling of which the landlord is a local housing authority or a registered provider of social housing, regulations under this section shall not permit the housing cost element of the universal credit to be less than the actual amount of the liability in a case where a household is providing a foster care placement subject to the provision that the amount of liability will be based upon the type of property reasonably required for a household which is providing or routinely provides foster care placements.”

Page 5, line 38, at end insert—

“(d) the fact that the claimant is a severely disabled person and no one is in receipt of a carers allowance or a carers premium for looking after them.”

Page 9, line 3, at end insert—

“(e) taking into account the needs of any child for which the claimant is the responsible carer.”

Insert the following new Clause—

“Criminal injuries compensation

For the purpose of this Part, a claimant in receipt of criminal injuries compensation, whether or not this is held in trust, will not have this amount included in the prescribed capital sum in section 3.”

Page 18, line 10, at end insert—

““Capital” means all categories of holdings which have a clear monetary value, other than any payments made as criminal injuries compensation;”