The Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Amendment Regulations 1988

Substitution of regulation 4 of the principal regulations

2.  For regulation 4 of the principal regulations (deeming benefit under the Act abated under section 12(2) of the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 to be a contribution for the maintenance of children or adult dependants), there shall be substituted the following regulation—

“Deeming benefit under the Act abated under section 27(3) of the Social Security Act 1986 to be a contribution for the maintenance of children or adult dependants

4.   Where for any period a person (in this regulation referred to as A) is entitled to, or to an increase in the amount of, any benefit prescribed under section 27(3)(a) of the Social Security Act 1986(1) (prevention of duplication of payments) in respect of another person (in this regulation referred to as B) and the amount of, or of the increase in, any such benefit is abated under section 27(3) of the Social Security Act 1986, then in determining for the purpose of the Social Security Act 1975 whether A is wholly or mainly maintaining or is contributing at any weekly rate to the maintenance of, or is or has been contributing at any weekly rate to the cost of providing for, B, the amount by which such benefit for any week has been so abated shall be deemed to be a contribution of that amount for that week made by A for the maintenance of B.”

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1986 c. 50.