Social Security Act 1973

Overlapping benefits, etc.

3 (1) Regulations may provide—

(a) for adjusting benefit payable to or in respect of any person, or the conditions for its receipt, where—

(i) any pension or allowance payable out of public funds (excluding an allowance under the Family Allowances Act, but including any other benefit under this Act whether of the same or a different description) is payable to or in respect of that person or that person's wife or husband; or

(ii) that person is undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in a hospital or similar institution ;

(b) for suspending payment of benefit to a person during any period during which he is undergoing such medical or other treatment.

(2) Where but for regulations made by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(a) above two persons would both be entitled to an increase of benefit in respect of a third person, regulations may make provision as to their priority.