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Welfare Reform Act 2012, Section 139 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

139Recovery of child support maintenance by deduction from benefitE+W+S

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In section 43 of the Child Support Act 1991 (as substituted by the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000), for subsections (1) and (2) there is substituted—

(1)The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations under section 5 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 by virtue of subsection (1)(p) of that section may be exercised with a view to securing the making of payments in respect of child support maintenance by a non-resident parent.

(2)The reference in subsection (1) to the making of payments in respect of child support maintenance includes the recovery of—

(a)arrears of child support maintenance, and

(b)fees payable under section 6 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008.

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I1S. 139 in force at 4.2.2014 by S.I. 2014/209, art. 6

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