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Regulation 3 Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In Schedule 9 (deductions from benefit and direct payments to third parties)—

(a)

in paragraph 5—

(i)

in paragraph (1)(c)f2 before “he” insert “unless sub-paragraph (1A) applies,”;

(ii)

at the appropriate place insert—

“(1A)

This sub-paragraph applies where the rent includes charges for services included under paragraph 4A(1)(d) and the arrears for these services exceed £100.00.”;

(iii)

in sub-paragraph (6)f3 after “(1)” insert “or (1A)”;

(iv)

in sub-paragraph (7)f4 after “(1)” insert “or (1A)”;

(b)

in paragraph 7C (eligible loans)f5—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (1), in the definition of “eligible lender”, at the appropriate place insert—

“(e)

a community interest company within the meaning of Part 2 of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004f6,”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (3), for “single borrower” substitute “single claimant” .

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1987/1968.

f2

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1999/2860.

f3

Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1991/2284.

f4

Sub-paragraph (7) was inserted by S.I. 1992/2595 and amended by S.I. 1999/2860, 2006/217, 2007/2870.

f5

Paragraph 7C was inserted by S.I. 2006/3188.

f6

2004 c.27.