The Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983

Payment of public claims out of pensions

66.—(1) Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a sum is due to the Crown, the Secretary of State, a Minister or a Government Department from a person to or in respect of whom a pension or funeral grant may be or has been awarded, or that an overpayment has been made to or in respect of any such person by the Crown, the Secretary of State, a Minister or a Government Department, the Secretary of State may deduct from the pension or funeral grant in respect of that sum or overpayment such amounts and at such times as he may think fit and may apply the amounts so deducted in or towards paying or repaying that sum or overpayment.

(2) Where payment in respect of a pension is in arrears for any period and benefit under the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976(1) or benefit similar to the aforesaid benefit under any legislation in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man corresponding to that Act has been paid for that period by reference to the requirements of the person to whom the payment is due, the amount by which the amount of benefit paid exceeds what would have been paid had the said payment not fallen into arrears shall be deemed to have been an overpayment for the purposes of paragraph (1) of this Article, and in the case of benefit paid under legislation in Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man as aforesaid shall for the purposes of that paragraph be repayable to the authority administering that benefit.

(1)

, as amended by the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30).