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The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013

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Amendments to the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013

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10.  In paragraph 8 (fuel costs) of Schedule 6 (deductions from benefit and direct payment to third parties) to the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013(1)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (2), for “item of mains gas or mains electricity, including any charges for the reconnection of gas or disconnection or reconnection of electricity (“fuel item”)”, substitute “fuel item”;

(b)in sub-paragraph (4)(b), for “that fuel item” substitute, “the fuel in respect of which the debt arose, plus such monthly amount as is required to meet any payments required to be made under a green deal plan within the meaning of section 1 of the Energy Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”)”;

(c)after sub-paragraph (7), add—

(8) In this paragraph, “fuel item” means—

(a)any charge for mains gas, including for the reconnection of mains gas;

(b)any charge for mains electricity and including any charge for the disconnection and reconnection of mains electricity and including any payments required to be made under a green deal plan within the meaning of section 1 of the 2011 Act..

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