Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993

Supplementary welfare allowance granted to persons in receipt of certain health board payments.

[1990, s. 38]

183.—Where—

(a) in respect of any period a health board has granted supplementary welfare allowance to or in respect of a person and disabled person's maintenance allowance or infectious diseases maintenance allowance, including any increase thereof, subsequently becomes payable to or in respect of that person in respect of the period (or part thereof) for which supplementary welfare allowance was paid, and

(b) such supplementary welfare allowance is in excess of the amount which would have been granted to or in respect of such person if either of the said allowances, including any increase thereof, had been paid during such period,

such excess supplementary welfare allowance shall be treated as payment on account of the said allowances.