PART 2Amendments relating to deductions from benefits

Amendments of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 20138.

(1)

Schedule 7 is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1, in the definition of “maintenance”—

(a)

for “paragraph 3” substitute “paragraph 3(1)”;

(b)

for “paragraph 4(1)(b)” substitute “paragraph 4(1)(a), (b)”.

(3)

In paragraph 3—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)

omit “Except where universal credit is awarded to the beneficiary,”;

(ii)

for “£1.20” substitute “£8.40”;

(iii)

omit “, subject to sub-paragraph (2),”;

(iv)

for “or jobseeker’s allowance” substitute “, jobseeker’s allowance or universal credit”;

(b)

after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A)

No deduction may be made under sub-paragraph (1) if the beneficiary is liable to pay maintenance.”;

(c)

omit sub-paragraph (2).