6.—(1) The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 9(8), after sub-paragraph (b) insert the following words (as full-out words)—
“and the claim is to be treated as made on the day after the member of the couple mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) ceased to be entitled to universal credit.”.
(3) In Schedule 6 (deductions from benefit and direct payment to third parties)—
(a)renumber paragraph 1 (interpretation) as paragraph 1(1);
(b)in the renumbered paragraph 1(1), omit the definition of “5% of the standard allowance”;
(c)after the renumbered paragraph 1(1), add—
“(2) For the purposes of this Schedule, where the relevant percentage of the standard allowance results in a fraction of a penny, that fraction is to be disregarded if it is less than half a penny and otherwise it is to be treated as a penny.”;
(d)in paragraph 3(3) (limitations applicable to deductions made under Schedule 6), for “five times 5%” substitute “25%”;
(e)in paragraph 4(1) (maximum amount), for “eight times 5%” substitute “40%”.