# The Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus) Regulations 1996, Regulation 16: No deduction from bonus

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The amendments specified in this regulation shall have effect so as to prevent deductions being made from any sum payable by way of bonus.
(2) In the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 —
(a) in Schedule 9 (deductions from benefit for direct payments), in paragraph 1, in the definition of “specified benefit", at the end there shall be added the words “but does not include any sum payable by way of child maintenance bonus in accordance with section 10 of the Child Support Act 1995) and the Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus) Regulations 1996;";
(b) in Schedule 9A (Deduction of Mortgage interest from benefit and payment to qualifying lenders) in paragraph 1, in the definition of “relevant benefits" at the end there shall be added the words “but does not include any sum payable by way of child maintenance bonus in accordance with section 10 of the Child Support Act 1995 and the Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus) Regulations 1996;".
(3) In the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988 in regulation 16(8), in the definition of “specified benefit", at the end there shall be added the words “but does not include any sum payable by way of child maintenance bonus in accordance with section 10 of the Child Support Act 1995 and the Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus) Regulations 1996;".
(4) In the Social Fund (Recovery by Deductions from Benefits) Regulations 1988 , after regulation 3 there shall be inserted the following regulation—
“ Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus)
4 In regulation 3 above, income support and a jobseeker’s allowance do not include any sum payable by way of child maintenance bonus in accordance with section 10 of the Child Support Act 1995 and the Social Security (Child Maintenance Bonus) Regulations 1996.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3195/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-child-maintenance-bonus-regulations-1996/regulation-16
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