PART 7Consequential amendments and revocations
Amendment of the Housing Benefit RegulationsI1I232
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The Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 200636 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
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In regulation 10237 (recovery of overpayments from prescribed benefits)—
a
in paragraph (1) after sub-paragraph (f) add—
g
personal independence payment;
h
universal credit.
b
in paragraph (2A)—
i
omit “and” after sub-paragraph (c), and
ii
after sub-paragraph (d) add—
e
personal independence payment;
f
universal credit.
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After regulation 103 (prescribed benefits) insert—
Recovery by deduction from earnings103A
1
Any overpayment which is recoverable by virtue of regulation 97 may be recovered by a relevant authority by deduction from the earnings of the person from whom it is recoverable.
2
Part 6 of the Social Security (Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 applies in relation to the recovery of overpayments by deduction from the earnings of a person specified in paragraph (1) by a relevant authority as it applies to the recovery of recoverable amounts by deduction from the earnings of persons under that Part by an appropriate authority.