Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981

Pension granted to person in receipt of unemployment assistance.

[1935 WOPS, s. 56; 1952, s. 61]

193.—Where—

(a) in respect of any period unemployment assistance has been paid to a person who, though entitled to a pension, is not at that time receiving payments on account thereof, and

(b) the unemployment assistance would not have been paid if that person had then been receiving payment on account of the pension, and

(c) any sum (in this section referred to as the arrears) accruing in respect of any part of the said period on account of the pension subsequently becomes payable to that person, the Minister may reduce the arrears by an amount not exceeding the amount paid by way of unemployment assistance.