Section 119 Personal representatives to give information about the estate of a deceased person who was in receipt of income support or supplementary benefit.
Northern Ireland
The personal representatives of a person who was in receipt of F1universal credit income support F2an income-based jobseeker’s allowanceF3, state pension creditF4, an income-related employment and support allowance or supplementary benefit at any time before his death shall provide the Department with such information as it may require relating to the assets and liabilities of that person’s estate.
If the personal representatives fail to supply any information within 28 days of being required to do so under subsection (1) above, then—
the county court may, on the application of the Department, make an order directing them to supply that information within such time as may be specified in the order, and
any such order may provide that all costs of and incidental to the application shall be borne personally by any of the personal representatives.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 119(1) inserted (27.9.2017) by The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/2006), art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 16; S.R. 2017/190, art. 4(1)(2)(g)(ii)
- F2
Words in s. 119 inserted (17.7.1996) by S.I. 1995/2705 (N.I. 15), art. 40(1), Sch. 2 para. 42; S.R. 1996/285, art. 2, Sch.
- F3
Words in s. 119(1) inserted (2.12.2002 for certain purposes, 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force) by State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 14), s. 14, Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 14; S.R. 2002/366, art. 2(1)(l); S.R. 2003/373, art. 2
- F4
Words in s. 119(1) inserted (27.10.2008) by Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2), s. 60(1), Sch. 3 para. 4(16); S.R. 2008/276, art. 2(2)(d), Sch. Pt. 2
Notes on Part VII
Textual amendments
- F1
Heading substituted (1.7.1997) by 1997 c. 47, s. 1(2); S.I. 1997/1577, art. 2, Sch.