# The Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987, Paragraph 8

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Any arrears of, or any concessionary payment made to compensate for arrears due to non-payment of—
(a) any payment specified in paragraphs 4, 6 or 7 of Schedule 2;
(b) an income-related benefit or income-based jobseeker’s allowance, or supplementary benefit under the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 , family income supplement under the Family Income Supplements Act 1970 or housing benefit under Part II of the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 ,
(c) any earnings top-up,
but only for a period of 52 weeks from the date of the receipt of the arrears or of the concessionary payment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1973/schedule/3/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-credit-general-regulations-1987/schedule-3/paragraph-8
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