Singapore legislation

Section 10

of Silver Support Scheme Act 2015

Section 10

Recovery of sums overpaid, etc.

(1)

If any benefit under the Scheme is disbursed as a cash grant, and —

(a)

the recipient —

(i)

is not an eligible individual; or

(ii)

is an eligible individual, but is not eligible for that cash grant; or

(b)

the amount paid is in excess of the amount the recipient is eligible to receive by way of that cash grant,the amount paid or paid in excess (as the case may be) is recoverable from the recipient as a debt due to the Government.

(2)

If any individual (whether or not an eligible individual) obtains any cash grant or other benefit under the Scheme —

(a)

by knowingly or recklessly making any false or misleading statement; or

(b)

by producing or providing, or causing to be produced or provided, any document which the individual knows, or ought reasonably to know, is false in a material particular,the amount of the cash grant or other benefit so obtained is recoverable from the individual as a debt due to the Government.

(3)

An administrator may recover on behalf of the Government the amount due to the Government under subsection (1) or (2), by set‑off or otherwise, from —

(a)

any cash grant or other benefit which the recipient in subsection (1) or individual in subsection (2) (as the case may be) is eligible to receive under the Scheme; and

(b)

any other sum that is payable to that recipient or individual by the administrator.

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