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