The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

[F1InterpretationE+W+S

1.  In this Schedule—

“the Act” means the Child Support Act 1991,

“beneficiary” means a person who has been awarded a specified benefit and includes each member of a joint-claim couple awarded joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance,

[F2“fee” means any collection fee under Part 3 of the Child Support Fees Regulations 2014 which is payable by the non-resident parent,]

“maintenance”[F3, except in [F4paragraph 3(1)],] means maintenance which a non-resident parent is liable to pay under the Act at a flat rate of child support maintenance (or would be so liable but for a variation having been agreed to), and that rate applies (or would have applied) because he falls within paragraph 4(1)(b) or (c) or 4(2) of Schedule 1 to the Act, and includes such maintenance payable at a transitional rate in accordance with Regulations made under section 29(3)(a) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000,

“specified benefit” means either a benefit, pension or allowance mentioned in section 5(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and which is prescribed for the purpose of paragraph 4(1)(b) or (c) of Schedule 1 to the Act or a war disablement pension or a war widow’s pension within the meaning of section 150(2) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.]

Textual Amendments

F2Words in Sch. 9B para. 1 inserted (12.8.2014) by The Child Support Fees Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/612), regs. 1(4), 14(2)

F3Words in Sch. 9B para. 1 inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1950), regs. 1(2), 3(a)