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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2004.
(2) These Regulations shall come into force—
(a) in relation to regulations 1 and 3 on 1st April 2004;
(b) in relation to regulation 2, in so far as it relates to a particular beneficiary, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that beneficiary on or after 12th April 2004, and for the purposes of this sub-paragraph,  “benefit week” has the same meaning as in the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 .
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In paragraph 4(2A) of Schedule 9 to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 

			(deduction from benefit and direct payments to third parties), for the amount  “£17.50” in each place where it appears, there is substituted the amount “
            £18.10
          ”

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 Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Maria Eagle
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, 
Department for Work and Pensions
