Section 217 — Social Security Act 2018: Benefit not payable during custody in prison or on remand

217 Benefit not payable during custody in prison or on remand (1) A benefit is not payable to a person ( P ) for any period during which P is— (a) in custody in prison; or (b) in custody on remand; or (c) an escapee from custody in prison. (2) In this section and section 218 ,— custody in prison means custody in prison under a sentence of imprisonment or preventive detention custody on remand means custody on remand by a court pending a further appearance before a court. (3) For the purposes of this section,— (a) MSD may regard as time spent in custody in prison or custody on remand time spent by a beneficiary in a hospital during a period of custody; and (b) a person does not cease to be in custody by being released for a period of 24 hours or less for a purpose authorised by the Corrections Act 2004 . Compare: 1964 No 136 s 76(1), (5), (6)