Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 section 284

Means for purpose of Debtors (Ireland) Act 1872

Section 284 protects social welfare benefits from being taken into account when assessing a person's means under the Debtors Act (Ireland) 1872.

  • Any sum received as a social welfare benefit is excluded from the calculation of a person's means.
  • The exclusion applies specifically to assessments carried out under section 6 of the Debtors Act (Ireland) 1872.
  • This prevents social welfare payments from being treated as available resources in debt-related proceedings.
  • The protection applies regardless of the type of social welfare benefit received.

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