Regulation 3 Recoverable amounts

(1)

In these Regulations, “recoverable amount” means—

(a)

subject to regulations 7 to 9, the amount of any overpayment; and

(b)

any other amount recoverable under any provision of the Act specified in paragraph (2).

(2)

Those provisions areM1—

F1(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

section 71ZG (recovery of payments on account);

(c)

section 71ZH (recovery of hardship payments);

F2(ca)

section 80G (recovery of costs);

(d)

section 115B(4)(recovery of penalties imposed as an alternative to prosecution);

(e)

section 115C(4) (recovery of civil penalties for incorrect statements); and

(f)

section 115D(4) (recovery of civil penalties for failure to disclose information).

Annotations

F1: Reg. 3(2)(a) omitted (29.10.2026) by virtue of The Social Security (Further Methods of Recovery) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/1069), regs. 1(2), 31(2)(a)
F2: Reg. 3(2)(ca) inserted (29.10.2026) by The Social Security (Further Methods of Recovery) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/1069), regs. 1(2), 31(2)(b)

M1: Sections 71ZE, 71ZG and 71ZH are inserted by section 105 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Sections 115C and 115D are inserted by section 116 of that Act.