Section Sch3-20 — Social Security Act 2018: How commitments for temporary additional support may be affected by debt, or health or disability, insurance payment

20 How commitments for temporary additional support may be affected by debt, or health or disability, insurance payment (1) This clause applies to a person if a debt insurance payment, or a health or disability insurance payment, is made to the person, or to some other person— (a) on the person’s behalf; or (b) for the person’s benefit; or (c) on behalf of a member of the person’s family; or (d) for the benefit of a member of the person’s family. (2) For the purposes only of temporary additional support, the person’s commitments are taken to be reduced to the extent, if any, MSD considers appropriate. (3) MSD must, in determining the extent of any reduction, have regard to the nature of the payment and of those commitments. (4) In this clause, temporary additional support means either or both of the following: (a) temporary additional support under subpart 16 of Part 2: (b) a special benefit continued under section 23 of the Social Security (Working for Families) Amendment Act 2004 (as that section is saved by clause 19 of Schedule 1 of this Act). Compare: 1964 No 136 s 68A(2)