# The Social Security (Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 2013, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992;
“the 1995 Act” means the Jobseekers Act 1995 ;
“the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007 ;
“the 2012 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 ;
“the UC Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 ;
“the UC etc. Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 ;
“assessment period” has the same meaning as in the UC Regulations;
“claimant” means the person who has claimed the benefit concerned;
“couple” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the 2012 Act ;
“employment and support allowance” means an allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act as amended by the provisions of Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the 2012 Act that remove references to an income-related allowance;
“housing costs” means any amount included in an award of universal credit in respect of rent payments as defined in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the UC Regulations;
“jobseeker's allowance” means an allowance under the 1995 Act as amended by the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the 2012 Act that remove references to an income-based allowance;
“liable person” means the person from whom a recoverable amount is recoverable;
“overpayment” means an amount of—
(a)universal credit, jobseeker's allowance or employment and support allowance which may be recovered by the Secretary of State by virtue of section 71ZB(1) of the Act;
(b).........
“overpayment period” means the period over which an overpayment accrues;
“partner” means, where the person being referred to is a member of a couple, the other member of the couple;
“recoverable amount” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 3;
“universal credit” means universal credit under Part 1 of the 2012 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/384/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-overpayments-and-recovery-regulations-2013/regulation-2
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