Regulation 3 Application for deductions from income support, universal credit, state pension credit, jobseeker’s allowance or employment and support allowance: ScotlandF6F3F7F8

Where a levying authority has obtained a summary warrant or a decree against a debtor in respect of arrears of sums payable under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 8 to the F1Local Government Finance Act F2or by virtue of an order made under section 79 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 and the debtor is entitled to income support, F4universal credit, state pension creditF5, a jobseeker’s allowance or an employment and support allowance, the levying authority may, without prejudice to its right to pursue any other means of recovering such arrears, apply to the Secretary of State asking him to deduct sums from any amounts payable to the debtor by way of income support, universal credit, state pension credit, a jobseeker’s allowance or an employment and support allowance in order to secure the payment of any outstanding sum which is or forms part of the amount in respect of which the summary warrant or decree was granted.