53.—(1) The Department may direct that universal credit be paid wholly or in part to another person on the claimant’s behalf if this appears to the Department necessary to protect the interests of—
(a)the claimant;
(b)the claimant’s partner;
(c)a child or qualifying young person for whom the claimant or the claimant’s partner or both are responsible; or
(d)a severely disabled person, where the calculation of the award of universal credit includes, by virtue of regulation 30 of the Universal Credit Regulations, an amount in respect of the fact that the claimant has regular and substantial caring responsibilities for that severely disabled person.
(2) The Department may direct that personal independence payment be paid wholly to another person on the claimant’s behalf if this appears to the Department necessary to protect the interests of the claimant.