31.—(1) Except where paragraph (2) [F1or (3)] applies, a payment of income to which regulation 29 (calculation of earnings derived from employed earner's employment and income other than earnings) applies shall be treated as paid—
(a)in the case of a payment which is due to be paid before the first benefit week pursuant to the claim, on the date on which it is due to be paid;
(b)in any other case, on the first day of the benefit week in which it is due to be paid or the first succeeding benefit week in which it is practicable to take it into account.
(2) Income support, [F2jobseeker’s allowance], [F3maternity allowance,] [F4short-term or long-term incapacity benefit], or severe disablement allowance F5... shall be treated as paid on the day of the benefit week in respect of which [F6it is payable].
[F7(3) Working families’ tax credit under section 128 of the Contributions and Benefits Act and disabled person’s tax credit under section 129 of that Act shall be treated as paid on the first day of the benefit week in which the Tuesday following the day on which the award of that tax credit commenced falls.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 31(1) inserted (3.4.2000) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/681), regs. 1(1)(c), 3(1)(a)
F2Words in reg. 31(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Income Support (General) (Jobseeker’s Allowance Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/206), regs. 1(1), 15
F3Words in reg. 31(2) inserted (12.9.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment No. 4 Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1445), regs. 1(1)(b), 8
F4Words in reg. 31(2) substituted (13.4.1995) by The Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/482), regs. 1(1), 10 (with reg. 1(4))
F5Words in reg. 31(2) omitted (13.4.1995) by The Disability Working Allowance and Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/482), regs. 1(1), 10 (with reg. 1(4))
F6Words in reg. 31(2) substituted (11.4.1988) by The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/663), regs. 1(1), 14
F7Reg. 31(3) added (3.4.2000) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/681), regs. 1(1)(c), 3(1)(b)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 31 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1