The Social Security (Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

PART 3Prevention of duplication of payments

Duplication and prescribed income

6.—(1) The income prescribed for the purpose of section 69ZB(5) of the Administration Act (recovery of overpayments of certain benefits) is any income which falls to be taken into account in accordance with Chapters 2 and 3 of Part 6 of the Universal Credit Regulations (calculation of capital and income).

(2) The date prescribed for the payment of income for the purpose of that subsection is—

(a)where the payment of income is made in respect of a specific day or period, that day or the first day of that period;

(b)where the payment of income is not so made, the day or first day of the period to which it is fairly attributable.