Recovery of housing benefit
62. For subsection (3) of section 73 of the Administration Act (overpayments of housing benefit) there shall be substituted—
“(3) An amount recoverable under this section shall be recoverable—
(a)except in such circumstances as may be prescribed, from the person to whom it was paid; and
(b)where regulations so provide, from such other person (as well as, or instead of, the person to whom it was paid) as may be prescribed.”.