PART VIIREDUCTION AND CANCELLATION OF AWARDS

Abatement of awards F2in respect of social security benefits56

1

Where a pension is awarded to or in respect of a person for any past period for which benefit under an Act referred to in paragraph (3) has also been paid to or in respect of that person (“the relevant period”), the amount of pension awarded may be abated by an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (2).

2

The amount referred to in paragraph (1) is the amount by which the amount of benefit paid during the relevant period exceeds the amount of benefit which would have been payable if the pension had been paid at the same time as the benefit.

3

The Acts referred to in paragraph (1) are—

a

the National Insurance Act 1965M1;

b

any legislation in Northern Ireland corresponding to that Act;

c

Parts II to VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992M2;

d

the corresponding provisions of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992M3;

e

Part I of the Jobseekers Act 1995M4

F1f

Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007.

F3g

the corresponding provisions of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007. 

F4h

Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012F5;

F7ha

the corresponding provisions of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015;

F5i

Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012F8;

F6j

the corresponding provisions of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.

F9k

Part 2 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.