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The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013

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Amendments to the Social Security (Claims and Payment) Regulations 1987

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3.  In paragraph 6 (fuel costs) of Schedule 9 (deductions from benefit and direct payment to third parties) to the Social Security (Claims and Payment) Regulations 1987(1)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)for “item of mains gas or mains electricity including any charges for the reconnection of gas or disconnection or reconnection of electricity (“fuel item”)”, substitute “fuel item”; and

(ii)for “that fuel”, substitute “the fuel in respect of which the debt arose (“the relevant fuel”)”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (2)(b), for “that fuel item”, substitute “the relevant fuel”;

(c)at the end of sub-paragraph (2)(b), add “, plus such weekly amount as is required to meet any payments required to be made under a green deal plan within the meaning of section 1 of the Energy Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”).”;

(d)in sub-paragraph (4)(a), for “that fuel item”, substitute “the relevant fuel”; and

(e)after sub-paragraph (7), add—

“(8) In this paragraph, “fuel item” means—

(a)any charge for mains gas, including for the reconnection of mains gas; and

(b)any charge for mains electricity, including any charge for the disconnection or reconnection of mains electricity and including any payments required to be made under a green deal plan within the meaning of section 1 of the 2011 Act.”.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1968.Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1990/2208, 1994/2319, 1999/3178 and 2002/3019.

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