The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013

Direct credit transfer

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

46.—(1) The Secretary of State may arrange for benefit to be paid by way of direct credit transfer into a bank or other account—

(a)in the name of the person entitled to benefit, the person’s partner, a person appointed under regulation 57(1) or a person referred to in regulation 57(2);

(b)in the joint names of the person entitled to benefit and the person’s partner;

(c)in the joint names of the person entitled to benefit and a person appointed under regulation 57(1) or a person referred to in regulation 57(2); or

(d)in the name of such persons as are mentioned in regulation 57(2).

(2) A Jobseeker’s Allowance or an Employment and Support Allowance are to be paid in accordance with paragraph (1) within seven days of the last day of each successive period of entitlement.