# The Universal Credit Regulations 2013, Paragraph 10: Contrived liability


(1) A claimant is to be treated as not liable to make payments where the Secretary of State is satisfied that the liability to make the payments was contrived in order to secure the inclusion of the housing costs element in an award of universal credit or to increase the amount of that element.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if the claimant is treated as not liable to make the payments under any of the preceding provisions of this Part of this Schedule.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111531938/schedule/2/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-universal-credit-regulations-2013/schedule-2/paragraph-10
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