Gender No The process for means testing claimants of All claimants of allowances are tested allowances does not make any distinctions against available household income and regarding gender and is focused only on financial no distinction is drawn regarding their resources available to the household. This is gender. If there is a change of irrespective of the type of job or employment circumstances, a financial review is status of the claimant (self employed, sole completed to take into account any trader, childminder etc) which may be more changes in household income as a result gender specific or stereotyped within society as of, for example, maternity/paternity leave particular gender roles. Gender identity No The process for means testing claimants of All claimants of allowances are means allowances does not make any distinctions tested against available household income regarding gender identity and is focused only on and no distinction is drawn regarding their financial resources available to the household gender. No The process for means testing claimants of All claimants of allowances are means Race allowances does not make any distinctions tested against available household income regarding race and is focused only on financial and no distinction is drawn regarding their resources available to the household. Each child race. is considered in the context of their family so if they reside in a larger family due to cultural traditions/beliefs there is no difference in the financial calculation of the allowance. If they reside in a family where income is derived from sole trading or small businesses the same financial evidence is requested regardless of race and there are no excemptions due to the ethnicity of the claimant.
Gender No The process for means testing claimants of allowances does not make any distinctions regarding gender and is focused only on financial resources available to the household. This is irrespective of the type of job or employment status of the claimant (self employed, sole trader, childminder etc) which may be more gender specific or stereotyped within society as particular gender roles. All claimants of allowances are tested against available household income and no distinction is drawn regarding their gender. If there is a change of circumstances, a financial review is completed to take into account any changes in household income as a result of, for example, maternity/paternity leave Gender identity No The process for means testing claimants of allowances does not make any distinctions regarding gender identity and is focused only on financial resources available to the household All claimants of allowances are means tested against available household income and no distinction is drawn regarding their gender. Race No The process for means testing claimants of allowances does not make any distinctions regarding race and is focused only on financial resources available to the household. Each child is considered in the context of their family so if they reside in a larger family due to cultural traditions/beliefs there is no difference in the financial calculation of the allowance. If they reside in a family where income is derived from sole trading or small businesses the same financial evidence is requested regardless of race and there are no excemptions due to the ethnicity of the claimant. All claimants of allowances are means tested against available household income and no distinction is drawn regarding their race.
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