The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2013

Amendment of the Social Security (Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 2013

8.—(1) Regulation 11 of the Social Security (Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 2013 (recovery by deduction from universal credit)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “8 times 5 per cent.” substitute “40 per cent.”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “5 times 5 per cent.” substitute “25 per cent.”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (c), for “3 times 5 per cent.” substitute “15 per cent.”.

(3) For paragraph (6), substitute—

“(6) For the purpose of paragraph (2), where the relevant percentage of the appropriate universal credit standard allowance results in a fraction of a penny, that fraction is to be disregarded if it is less than half a penny and otherwise it is to be treated as a penny.”.

(1)

S.I. 2013/384.