Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993

Recipient of benefit or allowance to transfer to competent authority payments under order of court.

298.—(1) A person who is in receipt of a benefit or allowance shall be liable to transfer to the competent authority payments made to that person in compliance with an order of the Court.

[1989, s. 12(1)]

[1992, s. 23(b)]

(2) A person who claims a benefit or allowance may be required by the competent authority to consent to the transfer to the competent authority of payments made to that person in compliance with an order of the court, such transfer to be conditional on the award of benefit or allowance to that person.

[1989, s. 12(1); 1992, s. 23(a)]

(3) Where a person who is in receipt of benefit or allowance fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) the benefit or allowance being paid to that person shall be reduced by the amount which that person is liable under subsection (1) to transfer to the Minister.