Age-Related Payments Act 2004

5 Procedure

(1) Where before 31st December 2004 the Secretary of State thinks that a person is entitled to a payment under section 2 or 3, the Secretary of State shall make the payment before that date (without a claim being required).

(2) A person who is entitled to a payment under section 2 or 3 and who does not receive it before 31st December 2004, may claim the payment.

(3) A claim under subsection (2) must—

(a) be in writing to the Secretary of State,

(b) be received by the Secretary of State before 31st March 2005, and

(c) specify—

(i) the claimant’s name, address, date of birth and national insurance number (if he has one), and

(ii) the date on which the claim is sent to the Secretary of State, and

(d) include a declaration that the claimant was ordinarily resident in Great Britain on at least one day in the relevant week.

(4) If the Secretary of State thinks that a person making a claim under subsection (2) is entitled to a payment under section 2 or 3, the Secretary of State shall make the payment.

(5) The provisions of Chapter II of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) (revision, appeal, &c.) shall apply to a decision of the Secretary of State about a person’s entitlement to a payment under section 2 or 3 (whether or not following a claim) as they apply to a decision of the Secretary of State under section 8 of that Act.