These regulations, which come into force on 17 October 2019, amend Schedule 8 of the Social Security Regulations 2018. The amendments relate to an MSD lump sum payment, which means a lump sum payment—
of a benefit (which, for this purpose, includes special assistance granted under a programme approved under section 100 or 101 of the Social Security Act 2018 (the Act)); and
that was made on or after 17 October 2019 by MSD; and
that is not a lump sum payment made by MSD of a kind specified in any other clause of that schedule.
The amendments ensure that, for the first 12 months after the payment is made, the payment is not treated as cash assets or chargeable income for the purposes of determining the person’s accommodation supplement or temporary additional support entitlements under the Act. They also ensure that, for the first 12 months after the payment is made, the payment and income derived from the payment are not the person’s income for the purposes of the Act.