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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-payments-on-account-of-benefit-regulations-2013/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2013/9780111531532",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-payments-on-account-of-benefit-regulations-2013",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations—\n“the 1995 Act” means the Jobseekers Act 1995;\n“the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007;\n“the 2012 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;\n“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;\n“the 1988 Regulations” means the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988;\n“the Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987;\n“the UC etc. Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013;\n“the Universal Credit Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013;\n“couple” —\n(a) where these Regulations apply in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the 2012 Act;\n(b) where these Regulations apply in relation to the benefits specified in regulation 3(1)(b) to (f), has the same meaning as in section 137(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act;\n“partner” means, where the person being referred to is a member of a couple, the other member of the couple;\n“universal credit” means the benefit under Part 1 of the 2012 Act.\n(2) Where these Regulations apply in relation to universal credit, “child” and “qualifying young person” have the same meaning as in Part 1 of the 2012 Act and whether or not a person is responsible for a child or qualifying young person is to be determined in accordance with regulation 4 of the Universal Credit Regulations.\n(3) In these Regulations, “writing” includes writing produced by means of electronic communications and, where such communications are used by the Secretary of State—\n(a) Schedule 2 to the UC etc. Claims and Payments Regulations; or, as the case may be,\n(b) Schedule 9ZC to the Claims and Payments Regulations,\nhas effect in connection with notices required to be given or sent under regulations 8 and 17 as it has effect in connection with claims for, and awards of, any benefit to which those Regulations apply.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1995 c.18."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2007 c.5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1992 c.4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I.1988/664."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "S.I.1987/1968."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "S.I.2013/ ."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "S.I.2013/ ."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "See section 39 of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "The definition is inserted by paragraph 46 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "See section 40 of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Schedule 9ZC is inserted by S.I.2003/2800 and amended by S.I.2005/3321and 2011/1498 and 2943."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111531532/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:50:59.212035+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}