Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981
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Special conditions for receipt of pension. [1966 MP, s. 13; 1974 (No. 2), s. 23] |
160.—Where a person who has attained pensionable age is in receipt of or entitled to deserted wife's benefit, a widow's (contributory) pension or old age (contributory) pension or is a person in respect of whom an increase of the latter pension is payable by virtue of section 81 (1) and would but for section 163 (4), (5) and (6) be qualified for the receipt of an old age pension— | |
(a) the person may, notwithstanding anything contained in the said section 163 (4), (5) and (6), be paid the old age pension for any period during which the rate of pension payable would be greater than the rate of deserted wife's benefit, widow's (contributory) pension, old age (contributory) pension or the increase thereof, as the case may be, payable, and | ||
(b) in any case where the old age pension is so paid, entitlement to deserted wife's benefit, widow's (contributory) pension, old age (contributory) pension or the increase thereof, as the case may be, shall continue but the amount of any such benefit, pension or increase payable during any such period— | ||
(i) shall not be paid to or in respect of the person, and | ||
(ii) shall be paid out of the Social Insurance Fund to the Exchequer. |