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PART 5The process of recovery

Recovery by deduction from benefits

10.—(1) Subject to regulations 11 to 14, the Secretary of State may recover a recoverable amount from a liable person by deduction from the benefits specified in paragraph (2) which are payable to them.

(2) Those benefits are—

(a)benefits under Parts 2 to 5 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1);

(b)universal credit;

(c)jobseeker’s allowance;

(d)employment and support allowance;

(e)state pension credit payable under the State Pension Credit Act 2002(2); and

(f)personal independence payment payable under Part 4 of the 2012 Act.