# The Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations 2013, Regulation 10: Bringing payments on account of benefit into account


Where it is practicable to do so, a payment on account of benefit—
(a) which was made in anticipation of an award of benefit, is to be offset by the Secretary of State against the sum payable to A under the award of benefit on account of which it was made;
(b) whether or not made in anticipation of an award, which is not offset under paragraph (a), is to be deducted by the Secretary of State from—
(i) the sum payable to A under the award of benefit on account of which it was made; or
(ii) any sum payable under any subsequent award of that benefit to A.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/383/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-payments-on-account-of-benefit-regulations-2013/regulation-10
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