Child benefit

[F18.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this regulation, where any benefit, or increase of a benefit, under the Act is payable to a beneficiary, the weekly rate of that benefit or increase shall not be adjusted by reference to child benefit.]

[F2(2) Where child benefit is payable to a beneficiary at the rate for the time being specified in regulation 2(1)(a)(ii) of the Child Benefit and Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) Regulations 1976 (in this regulation referred to as the “Child Benefit Rates Regulations") (weekly rate for only, elder or eldest child of a lone parent) and for the same period, in respect of the same child, any benefit or increase in benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act is or would be payable to a beneficiary, [F3except where that benefit is guardian’s allowance payable to any person under section 77 of that Act,] the weekly rate of that benefit or increase thereof shall be reduced by—

F4(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)F5... an amount equal to the amount, less [F6£3.65], by which the rate specified in regulation 2(1)(a)(ii) of the Child Benefit Rates Regulations exceeds the rate specified in regulation 2(1)(b) of those Regulations.

(3) Subject to paragraph (6) of this regulation, where child benefit is payable to a beneficiary at the rate for the time being specified in regulation 2(1)(a)(i) of the Child Benefit Rates Regulations (weekly rate for only, elder or eldest child) and for the same period, in respect of the same child, any benefit or increase in benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act is or would be payable to a beneficiary, [F7except where that benefit is guardian’s allowance payable to any person under section 77 of that Act,] the weekly rate of that benefit or increase thereof shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount, less [F8£3.65], by which the rate specified in regulation 2(1)(a)(i) of the Child Benefit Rates Regulations exceeds the rate specified in regulation 2(1)(b) of those Regulations.]

F9(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F9(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F10(6) Where the weekly rate of any benefit or increase of benefit under the Act or the weekly rate of child benefit or both are increased in consequence of an order under section 63(2) of the Social Security Act 1986 and as a result the amount by which the benefit being adjusted under paragraph (3) changes, the weekly rate of benefit or increase shall not be reduced by the increased amount until the date on which the change in that benefit or increase of benefit has effect.]

F11(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1Reg. 8 substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Amendment Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/547), regs. 1(2), 2