The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2007

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

2.  In the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(1), in Schedule 9 (deductions from benefit and direct payment to third parties)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “the Income Support Regulations” insert—

““integration loan which is recoverable by deductions” means an integration loan which is made under the Integration Loans for Refugees and Others Regulations 2007(2) and which is recoverable from the recipient by deductions from a specified benefit under regulation 9 of those Regulations”;

(b) after paragraph 7C(3) insert—

“Integration loans

7D.   Subject to paragraphs 2(2), 8 and 9, where a person has an integration loan which is recoverable by deductions, any weekly amount payable shall be equal to 5 per cent. of the personal allowance of a single claimant aged not less than 25 years, including where the loan is a joint loan.”;

(c) in paragraph 8(4) (maximum amount of payments to third parties)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1) after “Fines Regulations” insert “, and in respect of an integration loan which is recoverable by deductions”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (2) for “and 7” substitute “,7 and 7D”;

(d) in paragraph 9(5) (priority as between certain debts)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1A)(b), for “and regulation 5 of the Council Tax Regulations” substitute “, regulation 5 of the Council Tax Regulations and regulation 9 of the Integration Loans for Refugees and Others Regulations 2007”; and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (1B)(g) insert—

“(ga) any liability to repay an integration loan which is recoverable by deductions.”.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1968.

(2)

S.I. 2007/1598, made under section 13 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (c. 19).

(3)

Paragraph 7C was inserted by S.I. 2006/3188.

(4)

The relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1990/2208, 1991/2284, 1992/1026, 1993/495, 1996/481 and 1460, 1997/827, 2002/3019, 2005/777 and 2006/2377.

(5)

In paragraph 9, sub-paragraphs (1A) and (1B) were substituted for sub-paragraph (1) by S.I.1993/495 and amended by S.I. 2005/777 and 2006/3188..