Commentary on Sections Part 5: Social security: General Section 78
555.New subsection (3C) allows regulations to provide that repayable social fund awards may be repaid by deduction from earnings.
556.New subsection (3D) allows the Secretary of State to prescribe in regulations the definition of ‘earnings’ for the purpose of this section.
557.New subsection (3E) provides for the same related issues for which the Secretary of State may prescribe in regulations under section 71(9C) to apply to those social fund amounts recoverable under section 78(3C).