Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 section 286

Taking account of illness benefit and invalidity pension in assessing certain damages

Section 286 previously dealt with the requirement to take into account illness benefit and invalidity pension payments when assessing damages in certain legal proceedings. This section has been repealed.

• Section 286 required courts to account for illness benefit and invalidity pension when calculating damages awards
• The provision ensured that social welfare payments received by a claimant were considered in personal injury or similar compensation assessments
• The section was amended by the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Act 2006 and the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2013
• This section has been repealed and is no longer in force