{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-claims-and-payments-regulations-1987/regulation-21ZB",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-claims-and-payments-regulations-1987/regulation-21ZB.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1968",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-claims-and-payments-regulations-1987",
  "path": "regulation/21ZB",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "21ZB",
  "heading": "Payment of arrears of benefit by instalments",
  "text": "(1) In relation to payments made under provisions related to devolved social security matters, the Scottish Ministers may pay arrears of benefit in instalments where—\n(a) the Scottish Ministers consider it is necessary for protecting the interests of the beneficiary, and\n(b) the beneficiary agrees that those arrears may be paid in instalments.\n(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1), “devolved social security matters” means matters which are within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament by virtue of exceptions 1 to 10 in Section F1 of Part 2 of schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 21ZB inserted (S.) (18.10.2021) by The Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/305), regs. 1(1), 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1968/regulation/21ZB",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:17:50.477745+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."
}