Administration - Payment of benefits, tax on benefits, debts and deductions - Debts and deductions
353: Debts and deductions
You could also call this:
"How the government can get back money you shouldn't have received or need to pay"
When you receive money you're not supposed to get, or if you have to pay a penalty, the government can take steps to get that money back. These steps are set out in rules made under section 444.
The rules explain how the government can recover money that you owe them. This might happen if you've been paid too much by mistake or if you have to pay a penalty.
The rules also allow the government to send a notice to someone who pays you money, like your employer. This notice can tell them to take some money out of your pay and give it to the government to cover what you owe.
There are also other related matters covered in these rules. All of these help make sure that if you owe money to the government, they have ways to get it back.
