(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision for the payment of a one-off transitional payment and an adjusting payment of benefit.
Regulation 2 provides for a one-off transitional payment to be made where payments to persons in receipt of income support, widowed mother’s allowance, widowed parent’s allowance and widow’s pension are changed from weekly in advance to weekly in arrears.
Regulation 3 makes provision for an adjusting payment of benefit to be made where payments to persons in receipt of incapacity benefit, income support, severe disablement allowance, widowed mother’s allowance, widowed parent’s allowance and widow’s pension are changed from weekly in arrears to fortnightly in arrears.
Regulation 4 makes provision for the recovery of an adjusting payment of benefit.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private or voluntary sectors.