Payment to another person on the claimant’s behalf
58.—(1) The Secretary of State may direct that universal credit be paid wholly or in part to another person on the claimant’s behalf if this appears to the Secretary of State necessary to protect the interests of—
(a)the claimant;
(b)their partner;
(c)a child or qualifying young person for whom the claimant or their 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 29 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 Secretary of State may direct that personal independence payment be paid wholly to another person on the claimant’s behalf if this appears to the Secretary of State necessary to protect the interests of the claimant.