Memo Vols 4/140, 5/107, 8/88, 9/39, 13/70 & 14/64] Disregard the payment to the third party1 1. whatever it is used for, if it is made from 1.1 the Macfarlane Trusts or 1.2 the Eileen Trust or 1.3 MFET Limited or 1.4 the Fund or 1.5 the Independent Living Fund (2006) or 1.6 the Skipton Fund or 1.7 the Caxton Foundation or 1.8 the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme or 1.9 the London Emergencies Trust or 1.10 the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund or 1.11 Infected Blood Schemes 2. if it is for the purchase and supply of concessionary coal under specified legislation2. The Department of , Trade and Investment is now responsible for the purchase and supply of concessionary coal. Coal is purchased through contracts and supplied to ex-coal workers and their families. The payment from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to the contractor is a payment to a third party and is disregarded. Note : The Independent Living Fund (2006) closed on 30.6.15 with some funding responsibilities transferring to Local Authorities in England, the Welsh Independent Living Grant in Wales and the Independent Living Fund Scotland for Northern Ireland and Scotland. Please contact Decision Making Services if a claimant receives funding from any of these replacement schemes. 1 ESA Regs (NI), reg 107(5)(a); 2 The Coal Industry Act 94, sec 19(1)(a); ESA Regs (NI), reg 107(5)(b) Meaning of ordinary clothing or footwear 51599 The expression “ordinary clothing or footwear”1 means clothing or footwear for normal daily use. It does not include school uniforms 1. or 2. clothing or footwear used solely for sport, for example football boots. 1 ESA Regs (NI), reg 2(1)
Memo Vols 4/140, 5/107, 8/88, 9/39, 13/70 & 14/64] Disregard the payment to the third party1 1. whatever it is used for, if it is made from 1.1 the Macfarlane Trusts or 1.2 the Eileen Trust or 1.3 MFET Limited or 1.4 the Fund or 1.5 the Independent Living Fund (2006) or 1.6 the Skipton Fund or 1.7 the Caxton Foundation or 1.8 the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme or 1.9 the London Emergencies Trust or 1.10 the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund or 1.11 Infected Blood Schemes 2. if it is for the purchase and supply of concessionary coal under specified legislation2. The Department of , Trade and Investment is now responsible for the purchase and supply of concessionary coal. Coal is purchased through contracts and supplied to ex-coal workers and their families. The payment from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to the contractor is a payment to a third party and is disregarded. Note : The Independent Living Fund (2006) closed on 30.6.15 with some funding responsibilities transferring to Local Authorities in England, the Welsh Independent Living Grant in Wales and the Independent Living Fund Scotland for Northern Ireland and Scotland. Please contact Decision Making Services if a claimant receives funding from any of these replacement schemes. 1 ESA Regs (NI), reg 107(5)(a); 2 The Coal Industry Act 94, sec 19(1)(a); ESA Regs (NI), reg 107(5)(b) Meaning of ordinary clothing or footwear 51599 The expression “ordinary clothing or footwear”1 means clothing or footwear for normal daily use. It does not include 1. school uniforms or 2. clothing or footwear used solely for sport, for example football boots. 1 ESA Regs (NI), reg 2(1)
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