Regulation 15 Amendment of regulation 21 of the Claims and Payments Regulations

(1)

Regulation 21 of the Claims and Payments Regulations (direct credit transfer) shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2)

In paragraph (1)—

(a)

for the words “any benefit” there shall be substituted the words “benefit to which this regulation applies”; and

(b)

the words “or other direct” shall be omitted.

(3)

After paragraph (5) there shall be added the following paragraph—

“(6)

This regulation applies to the payment of retirement pension, widow’s pension, widowed mother’s allowance, child benefit, attendance allowance, disability living allowance, disability working allowance, mobility allowance, family credit and any increase of those benefits payable in respect of a child or adult dependant.”.