Clause 15
Child Maintenance and Other Payments
10:30 am
Christopher Chope (Christchurch, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 19, in clause 15, page 7, line 10, after ‘(c. 48)’, insert ‘shall’.
No. 20, in clause 15, page 7, line 18, at end insert—
‘(2) When applying section 57 of this Act the Secretary of State shall only bring the provisions of subsection (1) into force on such day as he by regulations amends the provisions set out in subsection (3) below, so as significantly to increase the amount of child maintenance which is to be disregarded when calculating income other than earnings for income support or jobseeker’s allowance purposes.
(3) The provisions referred to in subsection (2) above are—
(a) paragraph 73 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support (General) 1987 Regulations;
(b) paragraph 70 of Schedule 7 of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996.’.
No. 45, in clause 15, page 7, line 18, at end insert—
‘(2) Subsection (1) shall not have effect until the Secretary of State has, by regulations, amended the provisions set out in subsection (3) below so as significantly to increase the amount of child maintenance which is to be disregarded when calculating income other than earnings for the purposes of income support or jobseeker’s allowance.
(3) The provisions referred to in subsection (2) above are—
(a) paragraph 73 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support (General) 1987 Regulations;
(b) paragraph 70 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996.’.