Regulation 34 Payment to partner as alternative payeeI1

Subject to paragraph (2), where a F1person with a partner is entitled to child benefit or guardian’s allowance, the Board may make arrangements whereby that benefit or allowance, as well as being payable to the person entitled to it, may, in the alternative, be paid to that person’s partner on behalf of that person.

Paragraph (1) does not apply to guardian’s allowance where a F2woman has elected that the allowance is not to be paid to her husband F3or male civil partner in accordance with regulation 10 of the Guardian’s Allowance (General) Regulations 2003 (prescribed manner of making an election under section 77(9) of the Contributions and Benefits Act and section 77(9) of the Contributions and Benefits (NI) Act)^f1.