8036 In any other case, the change is effective from the first day of the benefit week in which the change occurs1. 1 SS (C&P) Regs (NI), reg 16(2E) Termination of award on death 8037 When the person dies, the award of Retirement Pension is terminated from the first day of the benefit week immediately following the date of death1. 1 SS (C&P) Regs (NI), reg 16(2D) Benefit week 8038 The day of the benefit week for Retirement Pension which is paid in arrears is1 the first day of a seven day period which ends on the day on which benefit is payable in accordance with DMG 8028. 1 SS (C&P) Regs (NI), reg 16(3)(c)(ii) Daily payment 8039 Retirement Pension can be paid for individual days where1 1. Retirement Pension is payable from the day of entitlement as in DMG 8030 2. and 2. the first day of entitlement is not the first day of the benefit week. 1 SS (C&P) Regs (NI), reg 22D(1); reg 22D(2) 8040 It is paid at the rate for the period from the first day of entitlement to the last of that benefit week. 8041 When considering daily payment of Retirement Pension, benefit week means the period of seven days which ends on the day on which benefit is payable as in DMG 80281. 1 SS (C&P) Regs (NI), reg 22D(5) 8042 The daily rate of Retirement Pension is 1/7th of the weekly rate of that benefit1. The appropriate weekly rate is that which would have applied in respect of that day if entitlement had started on the first day of that benefit week. 1 SS (C&P) Regs (NI), reg 22D(4) 8043 – 8049 State Pension Date of entitlement for the purposes of payment
Interval of payment 8161 Jobseeker’s Allowance is normally paid fortnightly in arrears unless in any particular case the Department arranges otherwise1. 1 SS (C&P) Regs (NI), reg 26A(1) 8162 Jobseeker’s Allowance can be paid at any interval not exceeding 13 weeks if the weekly amount payable is less than £1.001 but if the weekly entitlement amounts to less than 10 pence the allowance is not payable2. 1 SS (C&P) Regs (NI), reg 26A(3); 2 JSA Regs (NI), reg 87A Office closure 8163 Where Jobseeker’s Allowance is paid in arrears and payment would be affected by the closure of an office of the Department because of a public holiday, the Department may decide to make the payment on any day either 1. wholly in advance or 2. partly in advance and partly in arrears in which case it will for any other purposes be treated as if it was paid in arrears1. 1 SS (C&P) Regs (NI), reg 26A(2); Sch 7, para 2A(2); Sch 7, para 2A(1)(b); Sch 7, para 2A(3) 8164 Public holiday means1 1. Christmas Day 2. any prescribed Bank Holiday2. 1 SS (C&P) Regs (NI), reg 26; Sch 7, para 2A(1)(a); 2 Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 Date payment starts 8165 The claimant is not usually entitled for the seven days of a jobseeking period. For guidance see DMG 33027. 8166 – 8199
Third party deductions for water charges and integration loans 8890 In addition to the decisions in the guidance above, deductions for water charges1 and integration loans2 can be deducted from Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance or Retirement Pension but only where 1. the Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance is paid together with Income Support or 2. the Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance or Retirement Pension is paid together with State Pension Credit and the benefits are paid by means of two or more instruments of payment and there is insufficient funds to make deductions from the claimant’s Income Support or State Pension Credit. 1 SS (C&P) Regs (NI), Sch 8A, para 6A(11); 2 para 7C 8891 – 8999