Updates to Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook | Part 5
Updated:
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Publication:
Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Part 5: Benefit claims, decisions and challenges
Chapter 38: Claims, backdating and getting paid
6. Deductions and payments to third parties
What deductions can be made
Deductions from contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance and contributory employment and support allowance
Minor amendment for clarification.
Part 5: Benefit claims, decisions and challenges
Chapter 39: Overpayments
5. Recovery of overpaid benefit
Methods of recovery
Deductions from benefit
This further amendment is to take account of official guidance regarding recovery of overpayments included in debt relief orders, in the form of Housing and Council Tax Benefit Urgent Bulletin HB/CTB U5/2010.
