Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 19877

1

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 198714 shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

2

In Schedule 915 (deductions from benefit and direct payments to third parties)—

a

in paragraph 8(1), the words “and paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 9A” shall be omitted;

b

paragraph 8(3) shall be omitted;

c

in paragraph 9(1A)(b), the words “Schedule 9A” shall be omitted; and

d

in paragraph 9(1B), head (za) shall be omitted.

3

In Schedule 9A16 (deductions of Mortgage Interest and Payments to auditing lenders)—

a

in paragraph 1, the words “5 per cent. of the personal allowance” to “paragraph 1(1)(e) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” shall be omitted;

b

in paragraph 3, sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) (arrears of mortgage interest) shall be omitted; and

c

in paragraph 4, the word “plus” at the end of sub-paragraph (2)(b) and sub-paragraph (2)(c) shall be omitted.