The Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Regulations 2 and 3 of these Regulations amend, respectively, the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1968) and the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/380) to allow the Secretary of State to pay benefit arrears in instalments where the Secretary of State considers it to be in the interest of the person entitled to the benefit and that person agrees, or as the case may be, those persons agree, to payment of the arrears in that manner.