233.—(1) Regulations may provide for treating a claim for F1284[working family payment] as having been made on a date earlier than the date on which it is received, where it appears to the Minister that the claimant would have satisfied the conditions for entitlement to F1284[working family payment] during that period, but for the receipt by that person of F1285[jobseeker’s benefit], F1286[jobseeker’s benefit (self-employed), jobseeker’s allowance or jobseeker’s pay related benefit].

[1993 s203(2)]

(2) Where—

(a) in respect of any period any F1285[jobseeker’s benefit], F1286[jobseeker’s benefit (self employed), jobseeker’s allowance or jobseeker’s pay-related benefit] has been paid to or in respect of a person who, though entitled to F1284[working family payment] by virtue of subsection (1), is not in receipt of that supplement, and

(b) that benefit or F1287[allowance] is in excess of the amount which would have been granted to that person if he or she had been in receipt of F1284[working family payment],

the Minister may reduce any such supplement which is or may become payable to that person by the amount of the excess and that amount shall be treated as having been paid on account of the F1284[working family payment].