# The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992, Regulation 63: Evidence and information

Extent: E+W+S

(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 , 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 the Independent Living Funds.
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1814/regulation/63 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-benefit-general-regulations-1992/regulation-63
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