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Regulation 5 Amount payableF1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The amount of the bonus shall be—

(a)

subject to the following provisions of this regulation, a sum representing the aggregate of—

(i)

£5 for each benefit week in the bonus period in which the amount of child maintenance payable was not less than £5; and

(ii)

where in any benefit week in the bonus period the amount of child maintenance payable was less than £5, the amount that was payable;

(b)

the amount of the child maintenance paid in the bonus period; or

(c)

£1,000,

whichever amount is the least

F2(2)

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(3)

So much of any child maintenance paid in excess of the amount either—

(a)

declared for the purposes of determining the amount of qualifying benefit payable to the applicant or her partner; or

(b)

retained by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 74A(3) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992,

shall be disregarded in determining the amount payable under paragraph (1).

F3(4)

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(5)

Where but for this paragraph the amount of bonus payable in accordance with paragraph (1) would be less than £5, the amount of the bonus shall be Nil.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 2-13 revoked by SI 2000/3176 reg. 4(1)(a) (as substituted) (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by The Social Security (Child Maintenance Premium and Miscellaneous Amendments) Amendment Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/231), regs. 1, 2

F2

Reg. 5(2) omitted (6.4.1997) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/454), regs. 1(b), 8(5)

F3

Reg. 5(4) omitted (6.4.1997) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/454), regs. 1(b), 8(5)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1

Regs. 2-13 revoked (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by The Social Security (Child Maintenance Premium and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/3176), regs. 1, 4(1)(a) (with reg. 4(2)(3)(4))