- authorised officer
has the meaning given by section 67;
- bank
means a person who is authorised—
- benefit
means— (a) any relevant social security benefit as defined in section 121DA(7), other than a state pension, and (b) any payment mentioned in subsection (2)(d) of section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973, under arrangements made under that section;
- claimed amount
has the meaning given by section 10(1)(a);
- constitutional arrangements
includes the matters referred to in section 3(2) of the Public Bodies Act 2011.
- coronavirus
has the meaning given by section 1(1) of the Coronavirus Act 2020.
- court officer
means a member of the staff of the court in question authorised by the court for the purposes of subsection (8)(b);
- Crown premises
means premises held, or used by, or on behalf of the Crown.
- cryptoasset
has the meaning given in section 84A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
- daily rate penalty
means a penalty imposed under paragraph 8(1);
- deductions from earnings
means deductions from earnings under, or by virtue of, section 71 or 71ZD;
- direct deduction order
has the meaning given by paragraph 1 of Schedule 3ZA;” “• “immediate DWP disqualification order” has the meaning given by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 3ZB;” “• “lump sum direct deduction order” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 3ZA;” “• “regular direct deduction order” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 3ZA;” “• ““suspended DWP disqualification order” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 3ZB;”
- electronic money
has the meaning it has in the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/99) (see regulation 2(1)). 3 In this Schedule a reference to a person holding an account includes a reference to— a a person holding an account jointly with one or more other persons, and b an account being, in any way, in the person’s name, and “holder” is to be read accordingly. 4 Sub-paragraphs (5) to (8) apply for the purposes of this Schedule where an eligibility verification notice is given to a body corporate (“P”). 5 The reference in paragraph 1(3)(a) to P providing an account includes a reference to another person in the same group as P providing an account if the condition in sub-paragraph (6) is met. 6 The condition is that P— a is able to identify accounts provided by the other person that are within paragraph 1(3)(b), and b is able to obtain the information about those accounts mentioned in paragraph 1(4). 7 For the purposes of sub-paragraph (5), two persons are in the same group if both are bodies corporate and— a one of them is a subsidiary of the other, or b both of them are subsidiaries of the same body corporate. 8 In sub-paragraph (7), “subsidiary” has the meaning given
- eligibility indicators
has the meaning given in paragraph 1(3)(b)(ii) (and see paragraph 3 for conditions that eligibility indicators must meet);
- eligibility verification notice
has the meaning given in paragraph 1(1);
- enactment
includes an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978.”
- Financial year
means—
- fixed penalty
means a penalty imposed under paragraph 7(1);
- fraud
includes— (a) the offences in sections 1 and 11 of the Fraud Act 2006 (fraud and obtaining services dishonestly), (b) the offences in sections 6 and 7 of that Act (possessing, making or supplying articles for use in frauds), and (c) the offence at common law of conspiracy to defraud;
- immediate DWP disqualification order
has the meaning given by paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 3ZB;” “• “lump sum direct deduction order” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 3ZA;” “• “regular direct deduction order” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 3ZA;” “• ““suspended DWP disqualification order” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 3ZB;”
- information
means information in the form of a document or in any other form;
- joint account
means an account held by more than one person;
- liable person
has the meaning given by section 11(1);
- lump sum direct deduction order
has the meaning given by paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 3ZA;” “• “regular direct deduction order” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 3ZA;” “• ““suspended DWP disqualification order” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 3ZB;”
- net earnings
means the person’s earnings after the following have been deducted—
- non-benefit payment
has the meaning given by section 121DA(5). 71ZJ 1 Before exercising powers under this Act to recover an overpayment of a non-benefit payment from a person (“P”)— a the Secretary of State must give a notice (an “overpayment notice”) to P, and b the condition in subsection (5) must be met (opportunity for P to challenge the notice). 2 The Secretary of State may give P an overpayment notice only if— a P has been convicted of an offence (under this Act or any other enactment), or b it appears to the Secretary of State that there are grounds to institute proceedings against P for an offence (under this Act or any other enactment), in relation to the overpayment. 3 An overpayment notice must— a state the amount that the Secretary of State regards as an overpayment, b provide the Secretary of State’s reasons for regarding that amount as an overpayment, c set out the effect of the giving of the overpayment notice, and d set out P’s right to seek a review of the notice and the right to appeal the outcome of that review (see section 71ZK). 4 In subsection (3)(c), the reference to the effect of the giving of the overpayment notice is a reference to the Secretary of State
- notice
means notice in writing (and “notify” is to be read accordingly);
- overpayment
has the meaning given in section 71ZI(1).”
- payable amount
has the meaning given by section 15;
- periodic eligibility verification notice
has the meaning given in paragraph 4(4);
- personal account
means an account held by one or more individuals other than an account that is provided for purposes relating to a trade, business or profession;
- personal data
has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(2) of that Act);
- public authority
means a person with functions of a public nature so far as acting in the exercise of those functions;
- public sector fraud complaints function
means a function in relation to the exercise of functions conferred by section 7 of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025;
- public sector fraud investigator
means an authorised investigator within the meaning given by section 7 of that Act.”
- public sector fraud investigators
means authorised investigators within the meaning given by section 7 of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025.”
- recoverable amount
has the meaning given by section 1(3);
- regular direct deduction order
has the meaning given by paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 3ZA;” “• ““suspended DWP disqualification order” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 3ZB;”
- relevant account
means a personal account which operates as— a a current account, b a savings account, or c an investment account, including such an account which operates by reference to electronic money. 2 For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)— a “personal account” means an account held by one or more individuals other than an account that is provided for purposes relating to a trade, business or profession;
- relevant benefit
means a benefit that is— (a) administered by the Secretary of State with responsibility for social security, and (b) recoverable under section 71 or 71ZB.”
- relevant individual
means—
- relevant person
has the meaning that it has in section 34.
- relevant property
means tangible property which has come into the possession of the Minister in the course of, or in connection with, the exercise of a function under this Part.
- relevant regulations
means—
- sole account
means an account held by one person;
- special category data
means the types of personal data the processing of which is prohibited (to any extent) from time to time under Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation);
- specified
means specified in a pre-deduction notice or direct deduction order.
- state pension
means— (a) a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014;
- subsidiary
has the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006. 21 In this Schedule, references to giving a notice or other document (however expressed) include sending the notice or document by post. 22 In this Schedule— • “benefit” means— (a) any relevant social security benefit as defined in section 121DA(7), other than a state pension, and (b) any payment mentioned in subsection (2)(d) of section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973, under arrangements made under that section;
- the appropriate court
means—
- the core functions
has the meaning given by section 1;
- the Minister
means the Minister for the Cabinet Office;
- the Tribunal
means the First-tier Tribunal. 23 Nothing in this Schedule limits the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 109B and 109BZA (powers to require information) (but this is subject to paragraph 5).”
- working day
means any day other than— (a) Saturday or Sunday, or (b) a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.