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

Limitations applicable to deductions made under this Schedule

3.—(1) The Secretary of State may not deduct an amount from a claimant’s award of universal credit under this Schedule and pay that amount to a third party if, in relation to any assessment period, that would—

(a) reduce the amount payable to the claimant to less than one penny; or

(b) result in more than three deductions being made, in relation to that assessment period, under one or more of the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The provisions are—

(a) paragraph 6 (housing costs) of this Schedule;

(b) paragraph 7 (rent and service charges included in rent) of this Schedule;

(c) paragraph 8 (fuel costs) of this Schedule;

(d) paragraph 9 (water charges) of this Schedule;

(e) paragraph 10 (payments in place of payments of child support maintenance) of this Schedule;

(f) paragraph 11 (eligible loans) of this Schedule;

(g) paragraph 12 (integration loans) of this Schedule;

(h) regulation 3 (deductions from income support etc.) of the Community Charges Regulations;

(i) regulation 3 (deductions from income support etc.) of the Community Charges (Scotland) Regulations;

(j) regulation 5 (deduction from debtor’s income support etc.) of the Council Tax Regulations(1); and

(k) regulation 4 (deductions from offender’s income support etc.) of the Fines Regulations(2).

(3) The aggregate amount deducted from a claimant’s award of universal credit in relation to any assessment period and paid to a third party under paragraphs 8 (fuel costs) and 9 (water charges) of this Schedule must not, without the claimant’s consent, exceed a sum equal to five times 5% of the aggregate of the standard allowance and any child element.

(1)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/3178, 2002/3019 and 2008/1554.

(2)

Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/3178, 2002/3019, 2004/2889 and 2008/1554.