PART 2 Amendments 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 2013

8.—(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).