The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1994
These Regulations amend the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 in the following respects—regulation 13 (advance claims and awards) is amended so as to allow a claim for family credit or disability working allowance to be treated as made for a period commencing up to 3 days later than the date on which the claim is made (regulation 3);regulation 21 (direct credit transfer) is amended so as to enable payments of benefit by direct credit transfer to be made to non-spouse partners in addition to spouses (regulation 4);regulation 30 (payments on death) is amended to provide the same time limits for a claim made by an appointee for reduced earnings allowance or disablement benefit as for other benefits within the scope of the regulation (regulation 5);new regulations 37AA and 37AB are inserted which provide for benefit to be withheld in various circumstances and for withheld payments to be made where those circumstances no longer exist (regulation 6);Schedule 9 (deductions from benefits and direct payments to third parties) is amended so as to enable deductions from benefit and payments to third parties to be made in connection with costs arising out of the disconnection of electricity and of water (regulation 7);two minor amendments are made (regulations 2 and 7(4)).