Regulation 27 Amendment of Schedule 9A

(1)

Schedule 9A M1 (deductions of mortgage interest from benefit and payment to qualifying lenders) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1 (interpretation) in the definition of “relevant benefits”M2—

(a)

after paragraph (c) omit “and”; and

(b)

after paragraph (d) add—

“and
(e)
income-related employment and support allowance;”.

(3)

In paragraph 2(a) M3 (specified circumstances for the purposes of regulation 34A) after sub-paragraph (iii) add—

“or
(iv)
Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations,”.

(4)

In paragraph 3 (specified part of relevant benefit)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1) M4 after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” add “ or, in the case of employment and support allowance, a sum equal to the amount of mortgage interest to be met in accordance with paragraphs 8 to 11 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (3) M5—

(i)

for “or income-based jobseeker's allowance” substitute “ income-based jobseeker's allowance or income-related employment and support allowance ”;

(ii)

in paragraph (b) after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” insert “ or paragraph 6(10) or (13) or 19 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”;

(iii)

in the definition of “A” after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” add “ or paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”;

(iv)

in the definition of “B” after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” add “ or paragraphs 8 to 11 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”; and

(v)

in the definition of “C” after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” add “ or paragraph 19 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”.

(5)

In paragraph 4(2)(a) M6 (direct payment: more than one loan) after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” insert “ or paragraph 13 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”.

(6)

In paragraph 10 M7 (provision of information)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (2)(a) after “income support” insert “ , employment and support allowance ”:

(b)

in sub-paragraph (3)(a) after “income support” insert “ , employment and support allowance ”; and

(c)

in sub-paragraph (4) after “(housing costs)” the first time it occurs insert “ , paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (housing costs) ”.

(7)

In paragraph 11(2)(a)(i) M8 (recovery of sums wrongly paid) after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” insert “ , or paragraph 13 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: Schedule 9A was inserted by S.I. 1992/1026.
M2: Definition was substituted by S.I. 1996/672 and amended by S.I. 1996/1460 and 3195, 2002/2441 and 3019 and 2005/777.
M3: Paragraph 2 was substituted by S.I. 1995/1613 and amended by S.I. 1996/1460, 2002/3019 and 3197 and 2004/2825.
M4: Sub-paragraph (1) was substituted by S.I. 1995/1613 and amended by S.I. 1996/1460 and 1999/3178.
M5: Sub-paragraph (3) was amended by S.I. 1995/1613, 1996/1460 and 2002/3019.
M6: Paragraph 4 was amended by S.I. 1995/1613, 1996/1460, 1997/827 and 2002/3019.
M7: Paragraph 10 was amended by S.I. 1996/1460, 1997/2305 and 2002/3019
M8: Paragraph 11 was amended by S.I. 1995/1613, 1996/1460, 2002/3197 and 2004/2825.