# The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations


(1) The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 5 (deductions from benefit and direct payment to third parties), omit paragraph 11.
(3) In Schedule 6 (deductions from benefit in respect of child support maintenance and payments to persons with care)—
(a) In paragraph 1, in the definition of “maintenance”—
(i) for “paragraph 3” substitute “paragraph 3(1)”;
(ii) for “paragraph 4(1)(b)” substitute “paragraph 4(1)(a), (b)”.
(b) In paragraph 3—
(i) in sub-paragraph (1)—
(aa) omit “Except where universal credit is awarded to the beneficiary,”;
(bb) for “£1.20” substitute “£8.40”;
(cc) omit “, subject to sub-paragraph (2),”;
(dd) for “or jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, jobseeker’s allowance or universal credit”;
(ii) after sub-paragraph (1), insert—
“(1A) No deduction may be made under sub-paragraph (1) if the beneficiary is liable to pay maintenance.”;
(iii) omit sub-paragraph (2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/222/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-miscellaneous-amendments-no-4-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/regulation-3
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