# The Social Security (Further Methods of Recovery) Regulations 2026, Regulation 27: Maximum deductions (regular direct deduction orders)


(1) The total amount of deductions to be made under a regular direct deduction order in relation to any period of 1 month must not exceed—
(a) 40% of the relevant amount where paragraph (2) applies, or
(b) 20% of the relevant amount in any other case.
(2) This paragraph applies where, in relation to any part of the recoverable amount, the liable person has—
(a) been convicted of an offence whether under statute or otherwise,
(b) made an admission after caution of deception or fraud for the purpose of obtaining benefit under the Social Security Administration Act 1992 or a tax credit under the Tax Credits Act 2002, or
(c) agreed to pay a penalty under section 115A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (penalty as an alternative to prosecution) and the agreement has not been withdrawn.
(3) In this regulation—
“admission after caution” means—
(a) in England and Wales, an admission after a caution has been administered in accordance with a Code issued under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, and
(b) in Scotland, an admission after a caution has been administered, such admission being duly witnessed by two persons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1069/regulation/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-further-methods-of-recovery-regulations-2026/regulation-27
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