34.—(1) The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 M1 (recovery of overpayments from prescribed benefits) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 86 (recovery of overpayments from prescribed benefits—
(a)after paragraph (1)(f) add—
“(g)personal independence payment.”;
(b)after paragraph (1)(g) add—
“(h)universal credit.”;
(c)after paragraph (1B)(d) add—
“(e)personal independence payment.”;
(d)after paragraph (1B)(e) add—
“(f)universal credit.”.
(3) After regulation 87 insert—
87A.—(1) Any overpayment which is recoverable by virtue of regulation 81 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 2013 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 of those Regulations by an appropriate authority.”.
Marginal Citations
M1S.I.2006/214. Regulation 86(1) is amended by S.I.2008/1082 and 2824. Regulation 86(1B) is inserted by S.I.2008/2824.