# The Welfare Food Regulations 1988, Regulation 11: Inability to obtain free vitamins


(1) Any beneficiary unable to obtain free vitamins from a clinic pursuant to regulation 3(3) as a result of failure to receive from the Secretary of State evidence as to his entitlement to income support may apply in writing to the Secretary of State for a payment.
(2) If the Secretary of State is satisfied, on an application under paragraph (1), that some act or omission on his part was responsible for the beneficiary’s failure to receive the evidence of entitlement he shall pay the beneficiary an amount equal to the price charged for vitamins at the nearest clinic multiplied by the number of weeks the beneficiary did not have the necessary evidence of entitlement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/536/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-food-regulations-1988/regulation-11
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