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).