The Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

2.—(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2) In paragraph 4(2A) of Schedule 8A(2) (deductions from benefits and direct payment to third parties) for “£17·50”, in each place where it occurs, there shall be substituted “£18·10”.

(3) In paragraph 6 of Schedule 8B(3) (deductions of mortgage interest from benefit and payment to qualifying lenders) for “£0·73” there shall be substituted “£0·78”.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 465; relevant amending regulations are S.R. 1988 No. 67, S.R. 1992 No. 271 and S.R. 2003 Nos. 118, 191 and 412

(2)

Schedule 8A was inserted by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 1988 No. 67 and paragraph 4(2A) was substituted by regulation 2(e) of S.R. 2003 No. 412

(3)

Schedule 8B was inserted by regulation 5 of S.R. 1992 No. 271 and paragraph 6 was amended by regulation 2 of S.R. 2003 No. 118 and regulation 14(2)(h) of S.R. 2003 No. 191