Employment Insurance System Act 2017 · Updated to 1 Sep 2022 · Part V · Benefits
42. Repayment of benefits improperly received
Feedback & supportSubject to section 39, where an insured person has received any benefit under this Act which he is not entitled to, he shall be liable to repay the amount of such benefit to the Organization, or in the case of the death of an insured person, the administrator of the deceased insured person’s estate shall be liable to repay the amount of such benefit to the Organization from the deceased insured person’s estate.
insured person
“insured person” means an employee who is registered under section 16 or deemed to have been registered under section 17 in respect of whom contributions are or have been paid, or are payable;
The amount of the benefit received under subsection (1) shall be recovered as a debt due to the Organization.
benefit
“benefit” means a job search allowance, an early re-employment allowance, a reduced income allowance, a training allowance and a training fee;
Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), where any person has received any benefit under this Act which he is not entitled to, and subsequently becomes entitled to any other benefit under this Act, the
Organization may set off the amount of the benefit which he is not entitled to against the amount of the other benefits which he becomes entitled to.
Organization
“Organization” has the meaning assigned to it in the Employees’ Social Security Act 1969; Employment Insurance System 13