The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 2010

Amendment to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

3.  In paragraph 1 of Schedule 9A (deductions of mortgage interest from benefit and payment to qualifying lenders) to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(1), in the definition of “relevant benefits”(2)—

(a) after paragraph (c), insert—

“(ca) contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance where—

(i) both income-based jobseeker’s allowance and contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance are in payment, and

(ii) the income-based jobseeker’s allowance alone is insufficient for the purposes of this Schedule;”;

(b) after paragraph (e), insert—

“(f) contributory employment and support allowance where—

(i) both income-related employment and support allowance and contributory employment and support allowance are in payment, and

(ii) the income-related employment and support allowance alone is insufficient for the purposes of this Schedule;”.

(1)

S.I. 1987/1968. Schedule 9A was inserted by S.I. 1992/1026.

(2)

Definition substituted by S.I. 1996/672. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1460 and 3195, 1997/454, 2002/2441, 2005/777 and 2008/1554.