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The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979

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Child benefit

8.  Benefit under the Act shall not be required to be adjusted by reference to child benefit other than where an increase of child benefit is payable to a person who—

(a)either has no spouse or is not residing with his spouse; and

(b)is not living with any other person as his spouse,

and for the same period, in respect of the same child, any benefit or allowance or increase of a benefit or allowance under the Act is or, but for this regulation, would be payable to a beneficiary, the weekly rate of that benefit or allowance or increase thereof shall be reduced by the amount of the said increase of child benefit.

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