Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 section 283

Inalienability

Section 283 provides that social welfare benefits cannot be assigned, charged, or transferred to creditors, even in bankruptcy.

• Any assignment of, or charge on, a social welfare benefit is automatically void.
• Any agreement to assign or charge a benefit is equally void.
• If a person entitled to a benefit is declared bankrupt, the benefit does not pass to a trustee or any other person acting for creditors.
• These protections apply to all benefits under the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005.