# The Social Security (Back to Work Bonus) (No.2) Regulations 1996, Regulation 9: Secretary of State to issue estimates

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Where it appears to the Secretary of State that a person who is in receipt of a qualifying benefit, or the partner of such a person, has served, or is treated as having served, the waiting period and that, were the conditions of regulation 7 also to be satisfied, a bonus may be payable to that person, he shall, within a year of the waiting period having been served, provide the person claiming the qualifying benefit with a written statement of the amount he estimates may be payable by way of a bonus in his particular case, and shall provide further such statements at intervals of not more than one year as appears to him to be appropriate in the circumstances of the case.
(2) The issue by the Secretary of State of a statement under paragraph (1) shall not be binding ... when he makes his determination on a claim for a bonus as to—
(a) whether the applicant satisfies the conditions of entitlement to the bonus; and
(b) the amount, if any, payable where a bonus is awarded.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2570/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-back-to-work-bonus-no2-regulations-1996/regulation-9
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