# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 1991, Regulation 17: Amendment of paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Claims and Payments Regulations


In paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Claims and Payments Regulations (fuel costs)—
(a) for sub-paragraph (2)(a) of paragraph 6 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—
“(a) in respect of each debt to which sub-paragraph (1) applies (“the original debt”), a weekly amount equal to 5 per cent. of the personal allowance for a single claimant aged not less than 25 for such period as is necessary to discharge the original debt, but the aggregate of the amounts, calculated under this paragraph shall not exceed twice 5 per cent. of the personal allowance for a single claimant aged not less than 25;”;
(b) sub-paragraphs (3), (5) and (7) shall be omitted;
(c) in sub-paragraph (6) the words “,before any application of sub-paragraph (5),” shall be omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2284/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-provisions-amendment-regulations-1991/regulation-17
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