The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations 2010

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SCHEDULE 4 Consequential amendments

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

1.  In paragraph 8 of Schedule 9 to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(1) (deductions from benefit and direct payments to third parties), in sub-paragraph (4), for paragraph (a)(iv) substitute—

“(iv) in the case of an employment and support allowance, the applicable amount for the family as is awarded under paragraph (1)(a) and (b) of regulation 67 (prescribed amounts) or paragraph (1)(a) to (c) of regulation 68 (polygamous marriages) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations; or”.

The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2005

2.  In regulation 2(3) of the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008(2) (claim for existing award), omit the words “severe disablement allowance,”.

(1)

Paragraph 8(4)(a)(iv) of Schedule 9 was inserted by S.I. 2008/1554.

(2)

S.I. 2008/795. Regulation 2(2) was amended by S.I. 2008/2783.