# Social Security Act 1998, Section 34: Determination of claims and reviews


(1) Regulations shall provide that, where a person claims—
(a) housing benefit; or
(b) council tax benefit,
the authority to whom the claim is made shall notify the person of its determination of the claim.
(2) Any such notification shall be given in such form as may be prescribed.
(3) Regulations may make provision requiring authorities to whom claims for housing benefit or council tax benefit are made by, or in respect of, persons who have been entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance or to income support or state pension credit to give priority, in prescribed circumstances, to those claims over other claims for any such benefit.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/14/section/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1998/section-34
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