Regulation 63 Evidence and informationI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

A person who makes a claim shall furnish such certificates, documents, information and evidence in connection with the claim, or any question arising out of it, as may be reasonably required by the appropriate authority in order to determine that person’s entitlement to council tax benefit, and shall do so within 4 weeks of being required to do so or such longer period as the appropriate authority may consider reasonable, but nothing in this regulation shall require a person to furnish any certificates, documents, information or evidence relating to a payment to which paragraph (3) applies.

(2)

Where a request is made under paragraph (1), the appropriate authority shall—

(a)

inform the claimant of his duty under regulation 65 (duty to notify change of circumstances) to notify the designated office of any change of circumstances; and

(b)

without prejudice to the extent of the duty owed under regulation 65, indicate to him either orally or by notice or by reference to some other document available to him on application and without charge, the kind of change of circumstances which is to be notified.

(3)

This paragraph applies to any of the following payments—

(a)

a payment which is—

(i)

disregarded under paragraph 22 (income in kind) of Schedule 4 or paragraph 32 of Schedule 5 (payments in kind made by a charity or under certain trusts), and

(ii)

made under the Trusts F1, the Fund or the Eileen Trust;

(b)

a payment which is disregarded under paragraph 35 of Schedule 4 or under paragraph 23 of Schedule 5 (payments made under certain trusts), other than a payment under F2the Independent Living Funds.

F3(c)

a payment which is disregarded under regulation 52(9)(b) or (c) (non-dependant deductions) or paragraph 2(b) or (c) of Schedule 2 (second adult’s gross income) other than a payment under the Independent Living Funds.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 63(3)(a)(ii) substituted (14.5.1993) by The Income-related Benefits Schemes and Social Security (Recoupment) Amendment Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/1249), regs. 1(1)(a), 6(4)
F2: Words in reg. 63(3)(b)(c) substituted (22.4.1993) by The Social Security Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/963), regs. 1, 5(3)(4)
F3: Reg. 63(3)(c) added (1.4.1993 immediately after art. 20 of S.I. 1993/349 comes into force) by The Council Tax Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/688), regs. 1(1), 18

Commencement

I1: Reg. 63 in force at 17.8.1992, see reg. 1(a)