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Regulation 22 Long term benefitsC1

England, Wales and Scotland

F1(1)

Subject to the provisions of this regulation and F2regulations 22A, 22C and 25(1), long term benefits may be paid at intervals of F3four weeks in arrears, weekly in advance or, where the beneficiary agrees, at intervals not exceeding 13 weeks in arrears.

(1A)

F4Subject to paragraph (1B), disability living allowance shall be paid at intervals of four weeks.

F5(1B)

The Secretary of State may, in any particular case or class of case, arrange that attendance allowance or disability living allowance shall be paid at such other intervals not exceeding four weeks as may be specified.

(2)

Where the amount of long-term benefit payable is less than F6£5.00 a week the Secretary of State may direct that it shall be paid (whether in advance or in arrears) at such intervals as may be specified not exceeding 12 months.

(3)

Schedule 6 specifies the days of the week on which the various long term benefits are payable.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 22(1)(1A) substituted for reg. 22(1) (8.4.2003) by The Social Security (Claims and Payments and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2441), regs. 1(1)(c), 3 (with reg. 15)

F2

Words in reg. 22(1) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 6) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3229), regs. 1, 2(4)

F3

Words in reg. 22(1) substituted (30.10.2008) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/2667), regs. 1, 2(5)

F4

Words in reg. 22(1A) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/510), regs. 1(2), 3(5)(a)

F5

Reg. 22(1B) inserted (6.4.2010) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/510), regs. 1(2), 3(5)(b)

F6

Word in reg. 22(2) substituted (7.10.1996) by The Social Security (Claims and Payments and Adjudication) Amendment Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2306), regs. 1(1), 3

Modifications

C1

Reg. 22 applied (10.4.2006) by The Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3360), reg. 1(a)(b)(i)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Instrument substituted (29.11.1999) by The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 12 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3178), Sch. 6 para. 1 (with reg. 3(1)(b), Schs. 21-23)