office closuremeans a period during which an office of the Department of Social Security or associated office is closed in connection with a public holiday. 2 Where income support is normally paid in arrears and the day on which the benefit is payable by reason of paragraph 3 is affected by office closure it may for that benefit week be paid wholly in advance or partly in advance and partly in arrears and on such a day as the Secretary of State may direct. 3 Where under this paragraph income support is paid either in advance or partly in advance and partly in arrears it shall for any other purposes be treated as if it was paid in arrears.”
public holidaymeans, as the case may be, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a Bank Holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 or in Scotland local holidays, and b “office closure” means a period during which an office of the Department of Social Security or associated office is closed in connection with a public holiday. 2 Where income support is normally paid in arrears and the day on which the benefit is payable by reason of paragraph 3 is affected by office closure it may for that benefit week be paid wholly in advance or partly in advance and partly in arrears and on such a day as the Secretary of State may direct. 3 Where under this paragraph income support is paid either i
the Claims and Payments Regulationsmeans the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987;
the Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery Regulationsmeans the Social Security (Payments on account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988.