Section 310 — Social Security Act 2018: Certain benefits granted, or granted at rate, not taking into account certain insurance payments

310 Certain benefits granted, or granted at rate, not taking into account certain insurance payments (1) This section applies if MSD is satisfied because of the review that the beneficiary has been granted a benefit, or has been granted a benefit at a rate, that does not take into account certain insurance payments specified in regulations made under section 439 . (2) MSD may, in accordance with those regulations, suspend, cancel, or vary the rate of, the benefit, from a date MSD determines. (3) In this section, benefit includes special assistance granted under a programme approved under section 100 or 101 . (4) For the purposes of this section, the amount of an insurance payment must, to the extent MSD so determines, be reduced by the amount of any costs incurred by an applicant for a benefit or a beneficiary in obtaining receipt of that payment. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 68A(6), (7), (8)