Amendment of Schedule 9A
This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum
27.—(1) Schedule 9A (deductions of mortgage interest from benefit and payment to qualifying lenders) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1 (interpretation) in the definition of “relevant benefits”—
(a)after paragraph (c) omit “and”; and
(b)after paragraph (d) add—
“and
(e)income-related employment and support allowance;”.
(3) In paragraph 2(a) (specified circumstances for the purposes of regulation 34A) after sub-paragraph (iii) add—
“or
(iv)Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations,”.
(4) In paragraph 3 (specified part of relevant benefit)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1) after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” add “ or, in the case of employment and support allowance, a sum equal to the amount of mortgage interest to be met in accordance with paragraphs 8 to 11 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (3) —
(i)for “or income-based jobseeker's allowance” substitute “ income-based jobseeker's allowance or income-related employment and support allowance ”;
(ii)in paragraph (b) after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” insert “ or paragraph 6(10) or (13) or 19 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”;
(iii)in the definition of “A” after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” add “ or paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”;
(iv)in the definition of “B” after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” add “ or paragraphs 8 to 11 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”; and
(v)in the definition of “C” after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” add “ or paragraph 19 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”.
(5) In paragraph 4(2)(a) (direct payment: more than one loan) after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” insert “ or paragraph 13 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”.
(6) In paragraph 10 (provision of information)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (2)(a) after “income support” insert “ , employment and support allowance ”:
(b)in sub-paragraph (3)(a) after “income support” insert “ , employment and support allowance ”; and
(c)in sub-paragraph (4) after “(housing costs)” the first time it occurs insert “ , paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (housing costs) ”.
(7) In paragraph 11(2)(a)(i) (recovery of sums wrongly paid) after “Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” insert “ , or paragraph 13 of Schedule 6 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations ”.