[71ZB Recovery of overpayments of certain benefits]
Social Security Administration Act 1992 (1992 c 5) | Legislation

[Recovery of benefit payments]

[71ZB  Recovery of overpayments of certain benefits]

[(1)     The Secretary of State may recover any amount of the following paid in excess of entitlement—

(a)     universal credit,

(b)     jobseeker's allowance,

(c)     employment and support allowance, and

(d)     except in prescribed circumstances, housing credit (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act 2002).

(2)     An amount recoverable under this section is recoverable from—

(a)

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