Regulation 6 Amendment of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) RegulationsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(2)

In regulation 4 (making a claim for benefit)—

(a)

in paragraph (6A)^f2—

(i)

for “Paragraphs (6B) and (6C) apply in relation to a person” substitute “This paragraph applies to a person”, and

(ii)

for sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) substitute—

“(c)
who makes a claim for income support; or

(d)
who has not attained the qualifying age and who makes a claim for a carer’s allowance, disability living allowance or incapacity benefit.”;

(b)

in paragraph (6B)(b)—

(i)

in head (i) for “a relevant authority” substitute “an authority”;

(ii)

in head (iii) for “a relevant authority” substitute “such an authority”, and

(iii)

for “the relevant authority” substitute “the authority”; and

(c)

in paragraph (6C)—

(i)

for “the relevant authority” substitute “the authority”, and

(ii)

after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(cc)
may verify any non-medical information or evidence supplied or obtained in accordance with sub-paragraph (b) or (c) and shall forward it to the Department as soon as reasonably practicable;”.

(3)

In regulation 4C^f3—

(a)

in paragraph (4)^f4—

(i)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “a relevant authority” substitute “an authority”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (c) for “a relevant authority” substitute “such an authority”, and

(iii)

for “the relevant authority” substitute “the authority”; and

(b)

in paragraph (5)^f5—

(i)

for “the relevant authority” substitute “the authority”, and

(ii)

after sub-paragraph (c) insert—

“(cc)
may verify any non-medical information or evidence supplied or obtained in accordance with sub-paragraph (b) or (c) and shall forward it to the Department as soon as reasonably practicable;”.

(4)

In regulation 6(1C)^f6 (claims for incapacity benefit) omit “who has attained the qualifying age”.

(5)

After regulation 32 (information to be given and changes to be notified) insert—

“Information relating to awards of benefit

32A.

(1)
Where an authority or person to whom paragraph (2) applies has arranged with the Department for the authority or person to receive claims for a specified benefit or obtain information or evidence relating to claims for a specified benefit in accordance with regulation 4 or 4C, the authority or person may—
(a)
receive information or evidence which relates to an award of that benefit and which is supplied by—

(i)
the person to whom the award has been made, or

(ii)
other persons in connection with the award,

and shall forward it to the Department as soon as reasonably practicable;

(b)
verify any information or evidence supplied; and

(c)
record the information or evidence supplied and hold it (whether as supplied or recorded) for the purpose of forwarding it to the Department.

(2)
This paragraph applies to—

(a)
an authority administering housing benefit;

(b)
a person providing to such an authority services relating to housing benefit;

(c)
a person authorised to exercise any function of such an authority relating to housing benefit.

(3)
In paragraph (1) “specified benefit” means one or more of the following benefits—

(a)
attendance allowance;

(b)
bereavement allowance;

(c)
bereavement payment;

(d)
carer’s allowance;

(e)
disability living allowance;

(f)
incapacity benefit;

(g)
income support;

(h)
jobseeker’s allowance;

(i)
retirement pension;

(j)
state pension credit;

(k)
widowed parent’s allowance;

(l)
winter fuel payment.”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 6 in operation at 10.12.2007, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: S.R. 1987 No. 465; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2003 Nos. 191 and 317, S.R. 2005 Nos. 46 and 299 and S.R. 2006 No. 168
f2: Paragraphs (6A) to (6D) were inserted by regulation 2(2)(b) of S.R. 2003 No. 317 and paragraph (6A) was amended by regulation 2(4)(a) of S.R. 2005 No. 299 and regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2006 No. 168
f3: Regulation 4C was inserted by regulation 4(3) of S.R. 2003 No. 191
f4: Paragraph (4) was substituted by regulation 2(4)(a) of S.R. 2003 No. 317
f5: Paragraph (5) was substituted by regulation 5(3)(c) of S.R. 2005 No. 46
f6: Paragraph (1C) was inserted by regulation 2(7)(a) of S.R. 2006 No. 168