C1Part 1Universal credit

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C1CHAPTER 2Claimant responsibilities

Reduction of benefit

I128Hardship payments

1

Regulations may make provision for the making of additional payments by way of universal credit to a claimant (“hardship payments”) where—

a

the amount of the claimant's award is reduced under section 26 or 27, and

b

the claimant is or will be in hardship.

2

Regulations under this section may in particular make provision as to—

a

circumstances in which a claimant is to be treated as being or not being in hardship;

b

matters to be taken into account in determining whether a claimant is or will be in hardship;

c

requirements or conditions to be met by a claimant in order to receive hardship payments;

d

the amount or rate of hardship payments;

e

the period for which hardship payments may be made;

f

whether hardship payments are recoverable.