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.