# The Victims' Payments Regulations 2020, Regulation 27: Exclusion of payments from benefit recovery schemes

Extent: N.I.

(1) In regulation 2(2) of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations 1997 (exempted trusts and payments), after sub-paragraph (p) insert—
“(q) any payment of victims' payments, or of a lump sum, under the Victims' Payments Regulations 2020.”.
(2) In regulation 2(2) of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (exempted trusts and payments), after sub-paragraph (q) insert—
“(r) any payment of victims' payments, or of a lump sum, under the Victims' Payments Regulations 2020.”.
(3) In regulation 7(2) of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Lump Sum Payments) Regulations 2008 (exempted trusts and payments), after sub-paragraph (m) insert—
“(n) any payment of victims' payments, or of a lump sum, under the Victims' Payments Regulations 2020.”.
(4) In regulation 7(2) of the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) (Lump Sum Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (exempted trusts and payments), after sub-paragraph (n) insert—
“(o) any payment of victims' payments, or of a lump sum, under the Victims' Payments Regulations 2020.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/103/regulation/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/victims-payments-regulations-2020/regulation-27
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