Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 9)

PART 4 S FURTHER PROVISION IN CONNECTION WITH PARTS 2 AND 3

Inalienability of assistance S

83 No assignation or charge S

(1) Any assignation of or charge on, or agreement to assign or charge, an individual's entitlement to assistance under or by virtue of this Act is void.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents the Scottish Ministers from giving the assistance to which an individual is entitled to another person if the individual (or a person acting on the individual's behalf) has agreed to that.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 83 in force at 3.9.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/250, reg. 2(1) (with reg. 3)

84 Retention of right to assistance on bankruptcy etc. S

An individual's entitlement to assistance under or by virtue of this Act does not transfer to another person—

(a) on the individual's sequestration, or

(b) on the appointment of a judicial factor on the individual's estate under section 41 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980.

Commencement Information

I2 S. 84 in force at 3.9.2018 by S.S.I. 2018/250, reg. 2(1) (with reg. 3)