PART 5The process of recovery

Recovery by deduction from benefits10

1

Subject to regulations 11 to 14, the Department may recover a recoverable amount from a liable person by deduction from the benefits specified in paragraph (2) which are payable to that person.

2

Those benefits are—

a

benefits under Parts 2 to 5 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

b

universal credit;

c

jobseeker’s allowance;

d

employment and support allowance;

e

state pension credit payable under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 200213;

f

personal independence payment payable under Part 5 of the 2015 Order; and

g

a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 201514.