Section 71ZH — Welfare Reform Act 2012: Recovery of hardship payments etc

Recovery of hardship payments etc 71ZH 1 The Secretary of State may recover any amount paid by way of—

a a payment under section 28 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (universal credit hardship payments) which is recoverable under that section, b a payment under section 19C of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (jobseeker's allowance hardship payments) which is recoverable under that section, c a payment of a jobseeker's allowance under paragraph 8 or 8A of Schedule 1 to that Act (exemptions), where the allowance is payable at a prescribed rate under paragraph 9 of that Schedule and is recoverable under that paragraph, d a payment of a jobseeker's allowance under paragraph 10 of that Schedule (claims yet to be determined etc) which is recoverable under that paragraph, or e a payment which is recoverable under section 6B(5A)(d) or (7)(d), 7(2A)(d) or (4)(d), 8(3)(aa), (4)(d) or 9(2A)(d) or (4)(d) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001.

2 An amount recoverable under this section is recoverable from—

a the person to whom it was paid, or b such other person (in addition to or instead of the person to whom it was paid) as may be prescribed.

3 Regulations may provide that amounts recoverable under this section are to be calculated or estimated in a prescribed manner.

4 Where universal credit or a jobseeker's allowance is claimed by persons jointly, an amount paid to one claimant may for the purposes of this section be regarded as paid to the other.

5 Sections 71ZC to 71ZF apply in relation to amounts recoverable under this section as to amounts recoverable under section 71ZB.