The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/1866
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 31st July 2007.

Section 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

In the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 , in Schedule 9 (deductions from benefit and direct payment to third parties)—

(a) in paragraph 1(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “the Income Support Regulations” insert—

“integration loan which is recoverable by deductions” means an integration loan which is made under the Integration Loans for Refugees and Others Regulations 2007 and which is recoverable from the recipient by deductions from a specified benefit under regulation 9 of those Regulations

(b) after paragraph 7C insert—

Integration loans

(7D) Subject to paragraphs 2(2), 8 and 9, where a person has an integration loan which is recoverable by deductions, any weekly amount payable shall be equal to 5 per cent. of the personal allowance of a single claimant aged not less than 25 years, including where the loan is a joint loan.

(c) in paragraph 8 (maximum amount of payments to third parties)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1) after “Fines Regulations” insert “, and in respect of an integration loan which is recoverable by deductions”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (2) for “and 7” substitute “,7 and 7D”;

(d) in paragraph 9 (priority as between certain debts)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1A)(b), for “and regulation 5 of the Council Tax Regulations” substitute “, regulation 5 of the Council Tax Regulations and regulation 9 of the Integration Loans for Refugees and Others Regulations 2007”; and

(ii) after sub-paragraph (1B)(g) insert—

(ga) any liability to repay an integration loan which is recoverable by deductions.