Maximum amount of payments to third parties
8.—(1) The maximum aggregate amount payable under sub-paragraphs 3(2)(a), 5(6), 6(2)(a) and 7(3)(a) shall not exceed an amount equal to 3 times 5 per cent. of the personal allowance for a single claimant aged not less than 25 years.
(2) The maximum amount payable under sub-paragraphs 5(5) and 6(6) shall not without the consent of the beneficiary, exceed a sum equal to 25 per cent. of so much of the applicable amount for the family as is awarded under heads (a) to (d) of regulation 17 or heads (a) to (f) of regulation 18(1) of the Income Support Regulations.