29 Recoupment of cost of providing services etc
Children Act 1989 (1989 c 41) | Legislation

29  Recoupment of cost of providing services etc

(1)     Where a local authority provide any service under section 17 or 18, other than advice, guidance or counselling, they may recover from a person specified in subsection (4) such charge for the service as they consider reasonable.

(2)     Where the authority are satisfied that that person's means are insufficient for it to be reasonably practicable for him to pay the charge, they shall not require him to pay more than he can reasonably be expected to pay.

(3)     No person shall be liable to pay any charge under subsection (1) [for a service provided under section 17 or section 18(1) or (5)] at any time when he is in receipt [of universal credit (except in such circumstances as may be prescribed),] of income support [under] [Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992] [, of any element of child tax credit other than the family element, of working tax credit][, of an income-based jobseeker's allowance or of an income-related employment and support allowance].

[(3A)     No person shall be liable to pay any charge under subsection (1) for a service provided under section 18(2)

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