Regulation 7 Means of recoveryI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

An amount recoverable may be recovered—

(a)

by means of deduction from certain supplementary payments under regulation 9,

(b)

in so far as the outstanding amount is not recovered under regulation 9, by means of deduction from benefits under regulation 10 F1or 10A,

(c)

in so far as the outstanding amount is not recovered under regulations 9 and 10 F2or under regulations 9 and 10A, by means of deduction from earnings under regulation 11, and

(d)

in so far as the outstanding amount is not recovered under regulations 9, 10 and 11 F3or under regulations 9, 10A and 11, by means of action taken in court under regulation 12.

(2)

In addition, where the Department may recover an overpayment by virtue of the fourth case in regulation 6, the amount recoverable may be recovered by means of deduction from back-dated payments awarded under regulation 13.

F4(2A)

In the application of this regulation to a case where regulation 11 does not apply by virtue of paragraph (A1) of that regulation, paragraph (1) of this regulation has effect as if sub-paragraph (c) and the references to regulation 11 in sub-paragraph (d) were omitted.

(3)

In this Part “the outstanding amount” means, in relation to an amount recoverable, the amount which for the time being remains to be recovered.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 7(1)(b) inserted (temp. until 31.3.2028) (20.3.2025) by The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Universal Credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/60), regs. 1(2), 13(2)(a) (with reg. 1(3))
F2: Words in reg. 7(1)(c) inserted (temp. until 31.3.2028) (20.3.2025) by The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Universal Credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/60), regs. 1(2), 13(2)(b) (with reg. 1(3))
F3: Words in reg. 7(1)(d) inserted (temp. until 31.3.2028) (20.3.2025) by The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Universal Credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/60), regs. 1(2), 13(2)(c) (with reg. 1(3))
F4: Reg. 7(2A) inserted (temp. until 31.3.2028) (20.3.2025) by The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Universal Credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/60), regs. 1(2), 14(2) (with reg. 1(3))

Commencement

I1: Reg. 7 in operation at 6.2.2017, see reg. 1(2)

Notes on Part 2

Modifications

C1: Pt. 2 applied (temp. until 31.3.2028) (20.3.2025) by The Welfare Supplementary Payment (Universal Credit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/60), regs. 1(2), 43 (with reg. 1(3))