Secretary of State cannot deduct benefits from bankrupts or debtors with a DRO (Supreme Court) | Practical Law

Secretary of State cannot deduct benefits from bankrupts or debtors with a DRO (Supreme Court) | Practical Law

In Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Payne and another [2011] UKSC 60 (14 December 2011), the Supreme Court considered if the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions could make deductions from the benefit payments due to undischarged bankrupts or debtors with the benefit of a debt relief order (DRO).

Secretary of State cannot deduct benefits from bankrupts or debtors with a DRO (Supreme Court)

by PLC Restructuring and Insolvency
Published on 16 Dec 2011 • England, Wales
In Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Payne and another [2011] UKSC 60 (14 December 2011), the Supreme Court considered if the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions could make deductions from the benefit payments due to undischarged bankrupts or debtors with the benefit of a debt relief order (DRO).