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Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations

3.  In paragraph 1 of Schedule 8B of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) (deductions of mortgage interest from benefit and payment to qualifying lenders) in the definition of “relevant benefits”(2)—

(a)after paragraph (b) insert—

(ba)contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance where—

(i)both income-based jobseeker’s allowance and contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance are in payment, and

(ii)the income-based jobseeker’s allowance alone is insufficient for the purposes of this Schedule;;

(b)omit “and” after paragraph (c); and

(c)after paragraph (d) insert—

(e)contributory employment and support allowance where—

(i)both income-related employment and support allowance and contributory employment and support allowance are in payment, and

(ii)the income-related employment and support allowance alone is insufficient for the purposes of this Schedule,.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 465; Schedule 8B was inserted by regulation 5 of S.R. 1992 No. 271; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1992 No. 271, S.R. 1996 Nos. 354 and 622, S.R. 2003 No. 191 and S.R. 2008 No. 286

(2)

The definition of “relevant benefits” was substituted by regulation 2(27)(a)(ii) of S.R. 1996 No. 354 and amended by regulation 16(2)(b) of S.R. 1996 No. 622, regulation 14(2)(b) of S.R. 2003 No. 191 and regulation 13(19)(a) of S.R. 2008 No. 286