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Student Loans - Refusing or suspending access to a Student Loan

The information in 'Refusing or suspending access to a Student Loan' has been reviewed and updated to simplify the content.

See:

• Refusing or suspending access to a Student Loan

Deskfile - Student Allowances - Personal income thresholds

The 'Personal income limits' tables for Student Allowances has been renamed 'Personal income thresholds'. See:

• Personal income thresholds

Income - capital payments and gifts

One-off lump sum capital payments are not considered as income.

However, any capital payments received periodically made for and used for income-related purposes is treated as income.

Examples of capital payments can include:

• a gift
• a lottery win
• an inheritance
• a property
• donations made through crowdfunding websites e.g. givealittle and PledgeMe
• getting a house or
• proceeds from the sale of a house

See:

• Capital payments
• Gifts
• Income-related purpose

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COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme

The COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme has been amended with changes to the public health guidelines.

Household contacts do not need to self-isolate from 11.59pm 12 September 2022.

Household contacts will no longer get COVID-19 Leave Support Scheme as they are able to go to work outside their home.

See:

• Introduction
• Employee is a contact
• Instruction to self-isolate

Deskfile - Best Start tax credits

The Best Start tax credit rates for clients getting a main benefit have been added to Deskfile. See:

• Best Start tax credit tables

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Residential Care Subsidy - Territorial Local Authority maximum contribution rates

The Residential Care Subsidy Territorial Local Authority maximum contribution rates increased on 1 September 2022.

See:

• Deskfile, Residential Care Subsidy Territorial Local Authority maximum contribution rates