Regulation 4ZC Electronic claims for benefitF1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Any claim for benefit in relation to which this regulation applies, and any certificate, notice, information or evidence given in connection with that claim, may be made or given by means of an electronic communication, in accordance with the provisions set out in Schedule 9ZC.

(F22)

This regulation applies to the following benefits—

(a)

carer’s allowance;

(b)

attendance allowance;

(F3ba)

bereavement support payment;

(c)

disability living allowance;

(d)

graduated retirement benefit;

(e)

a jobseeker’s allowance;

(f)

a retirement pension;

(g)

state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014;

(h)

shared additional pension;

(i)

industrial injuries benefit;

(j)

an employment and support allowance.

F4(k)

state pension credit.

F5(l)

a social fund funeral payment;

(m)

a social fund payment in respect of maternity expenses;

(n)

maternity allowance.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 4ZC inserted (1.12.2003) by The Social Security (Electronic Communications) (Carers Allowance) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2800), arts. 1(1), 2(2)
F2: Reg. 4ZC(2) substituted (15.6.2016) by The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/544), reg. 2(3)
F3: Reg. 4ZC(2)(ba) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1-3 of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/422), arts. 1(2), 10(5)
F4: Reg. 4ZC(2)(k) inserted (4.5.2020) by The State Pension Credit (Coronavirus) (Electronic Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/456), regs. 1(1), 2(2)
F5: Regs. 4ZC(2)(l)-(n) inserted (9.7.2020) by The Social Fund and Social Security (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/600), regs. 1(1), 4(2)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Instrument substituted (29.11.1999) by The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 12 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3178), Sch. 6 para. 1 (with reg. 3(1)(b), Schs. 21-23)