# The Social Security (Transitional Payments) Regulations 2009, Regulation 2: Transitional payment


(1) This regulation applies where in accordance with regulation 22A(4) of, (bereavement benefits) and paragraph 2ZA of Schedule 7, (time of payment) to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 the Secretary of State changes the manner in which a benefit mentioned in paragraph (2) is paid from weekly payments in advance to weekly payments in arrears.
(2) The benefits are income support, widowed mother’s allowance, widowed parent’s allowance and widow’s pension.
(3) Where this regulation applies, a person shall be entitled to a transitional payment determined in accordance with paragraph (4).
(4) The amount of the transitional payment shall be equivalent to the gross amount of benefit payable in respect of the last 7 days for which benefit was payable in advance.
(5) In paragraph (4), “the gross amount” means the amount of weekly benefit payable to a person before any deductions have been made—
(a) under regulation 34A (deductions of mortgage interest which shall be made from benefit and paid to qualified lenders), 34B (deductions of mortgage interest which may be made from benefits and paid to qualified lenders in other cases) or 35 (deductions which may be made from benefit and paid to third parties) of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987; or
(b) in respect of overpayment recovery or recovery of social fund loans under section 71 (overpayments-general), 74 (income support and other payments) or 78 (recovery of social fund awards) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/609/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-transitional-payments-regulations-2009/regulation-2
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