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2 weeks 4 days ago #296215 by Imogen
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Hello
Finding this website rather difficult to navigate for the question that I have.
After some years, and having had a successful prosecution of step-father for childhood sexual abuse, I may have some of the criminal compensation paid as a monthly amount.
I receive UC. Will any amount paid to me monthly be immediately taken away?
I would be grateful for any information. I have tried to find it on-line, but I'm still no clearer on the rules around such compensation.
Finding this website rather difficult to navigate for the question that I have.
After some years, and having had a successful prosecution of step-father for childhood sexual abuse, I may have some of the criminal compensation paid as a monthly amount.
I receive UC. Will any amount paid to me monthly be immediately taken away?
I would be grateful for any information. I have tried to find it on-line, but I'm still no clearer on the rules around such compensation.
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2 weeks 4 days ago #296222 by David
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Hi Imogen,
Here are the UC regs that apply.
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/376/regulation/75
You will need to get advice regarding what exactly applies to you from the following:
Compensation for personal injury
75.—(1) This regulation applies where a sum has been awarded to a person, or has been agreed by or behalf of a person, in consequence of a personal injury to that person.
(2) If, in accordance with an order of the court or an agreement, the person receives all or part of that sum by way of regular payments, those payments are to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's unearned income.
(3) If the sum has been used to purchase an annuity, payments under the annuity are to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's unearned income.
(4) If the sum is held in trust, any capital of the trust derived from that sum is to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's capital and any income from the trust is to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's unearned income.
(5) If the sum is administered by the court on behalf of the person or can only be disposed of by direction of the court, it is to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's capital and any regular payments from that amount are to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's unearned income.
(6) If the sum is not held in trust or has not been used to purchase an annuity or otherwise disposed of, but has been paid to the person within the past 12 months, that sum is to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's capital.
David
Here are the UC regs that apply.
www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/376/regulation/75
You will need to get advice regarding what exactly applies to you from the following:
Compensation for personal injury
75.—(1) This regulation applies where a sum has been awarded to a person, or has been agreed by or behalf of a person, in consequence of a personal injury to that person.
(2) If, in accordance with an order of the court or an agreement, the person receives all or part of that sum by way of regular payments, those payments are to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's unearned income.
(3) If the sum has been used to purchase an annuity, payments under the annuity are to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's unearned income.
(4) If the sum is held in trust, any capital of the trust derived from that sum is to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's capital and any income from the trust is to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's unearned income.
(5) If the sum is administered by the court on behalf of the person or can only be disposed of by direction of the court, it is to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's capital and any regular payments from that amount are to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's unearned income.
(6) If the sum is not held in trust or has not been used to purchase an annuity or otherwise disposed of, but has been paid to the person within the past 12 months, that sum is to be disregarded in the calculation of the person's capital.
David
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