The Social Security and Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

7.—(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(1) shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraphs of this regulation.

(2) In Schedule 9(2) (deductions from benefit and direct payments to third parties)—

(a) in paragraph 8(1), the words “and paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 9A” shall be omitted;

(b) paragraph 8(3) shall be omitted;

(c) in paragraph 9(1A)(b), the words “Schedule 9A” shall be omitted; and

(d) in paragraph 9(1B), head (za) shall be omitted.

(3) In Schedule 9A(3) (deductions of Mortgage Interest and Payments to auditing lenders)—

(a) in paragraph 1, the words “5 per cent. of the personal allowance” to “paragraph 1(1)(e) of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” shall be omitted;

(b) in paragraph 3, sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) (arrears of mortgage interest) shall be omitted; and

(c) in paragraph 4, the word “plus” at the end of sub-paragraph (2)(b) and sub-paragraph (2)(c) shall be omitted.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1968.

(2)

The relevant amending interests to Schedule 9 are S.I. 1991/2284, 1992/1026, 1993/495 and 1996/481.

(3)

Schedule 9A was inserted by S.I. 1992/1026; the relevant amendments are S.I. 1995/1613 and 1996/1460.