Court fines
Any court in Scotland can apply to the DWP for a fine, costs or compensation order to be deducted from UC, IS, JSA, ESA or PC.
1F(DIS) RegsFor UC, the maximum amount that can be taken is 5 per cent of the standard allowance. Court fines cannot be deducted if clients are already having 25 per cent of their standard allowance deducted.