The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

Advance claims and awards E+W+S

13.—(1) Where, although a person does not satisfy the requirements for entitlement to benefit on the date on which a claim is made, the [F1 Secretary of State] is of the opinion that unless there is a change of circumstances he will satisfy those requirements for a period beginning on a day (“the relevant day”) not more than 3 months after the date on which the claim is made, then [F1 the Secretary of State] may–

(a) treat the claim as if made for a period beginning with the relevant day; and

(b) award benefit accordingly, subject to the condition that the person satisfies the requirements for entitlement when benefit becomes payable under the award.

(2) [F2 A decision pursuant to paragraph (1)(b) to award benefit may be revised under section 9 of the Social Security Act 1998] if the requirements for entitlement are found not to have been satisfied on the relevant day.

(3) F3 [F4 ... Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not] apply to any claim for maternity allowance, attendance allowance, mobility allowance, retirement pension or increase, [F5 state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014,] [F6 a shared additional pension,] F7 ..., F8 ... [F9 state pension credit] or any claim within regulation 11(1)(a) or (b).

F10 [F11 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

F10 [F12 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

F10 [F13 (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10 (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

[F14 (9) Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to—

(a) a claim for income support made by a person from abroad as defined in regulation 21AA of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (special cases: supplemental-persons from abroad); F15 ...

(b) a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance made by a person from abroad as defined in regulation 85A of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (special cases: supplemental-persons from abroad)]; [F16 and]

[F16 (c) a claim for an employment and support allowance made by a person from abroad as defined in regulation 70 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (special cases: supplemental – persons from abroad).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 13(1) substituted (6.9.1999 for specified purposes, 29.11.199 for all other purposes) by The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 9, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2422), art. 2, Sch. 7 para. 2(a); (S.I. 1999/3178), Sch. 6 para. 4(a)(with reg. 3(1)(b) Sch. 21-23)

F2 Words in reg. 13(2) substituted (6.9.1999 for specified purposes, 29.11.199 for all other purposes) by The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 9, and Savings and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/2422), art. 2, Sch. 7 para. 2(b); (S.I. 1999/3178), Sch. 6 para. 4(b)(with reg. 3(1)(b) Sch. 21-23)

F3 Words in reg. 13(3) omitted (23.5.2007) by virtue of The Social Security, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1331), regs. 1, 2(2)(a)(i)

F4 Words in reg. 13(3) substituted (3.10.1994) by The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2319), regs. 1(1), 3(2)

F5 Words in reg. 13(3) inserted (4.1.2016) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1985), arts. 1(2)(a), 9(6)

F6 Words in reg. 13(3) inserted (6.7.2005) by The Social Security (Shared Additional Pension) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1551), regs. 1(1)(a), 2(5) (with reg. 10)

F7 Words in reg. 13(3) omitted (23.5.2007) by virtue of The Social Security, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1331), regs. 1, 2(2)(a)(iii)

F8 Words in reg. 13(3) omitted (23.5.2007) by virtue of The Social Security, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1331), regs. 1, 2(2)(a)(ii)

F9 Words in reg. 13(3) inserted (7.4.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/3019), regs. 1(2)(a), 6(1)

F10 Reg. 13(4)-(8) omitted (23.5.2007) by virtue of The Social Security, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1331), regs. 1, 2(2)(b)

F11 Reg. 13(4)(5) added (1.11.1991) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/2284), regs. 1, 7(2)

F12 Reg. 13(6) added (3.10.1994) by The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Amendment Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/2319), regs. 1(1), 3(3)

F13 Reg. 13(7)(8) added (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Tax Credits (Claims and Payments) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2572), regs. 1(1), 7(b)

F14 Reg. 13(9) added (23.5.2007) by The Social Security, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1331), regs. 1, 2(c)

F15 Word in reg. 13(9)(a) omitted (27.7.2008) by virtue of The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1554), regs. 1(2)(a), 18(a)

F16 Reg. 13(9)(c) and word added (27.7.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1554), regs. 1(2)(a), 18(b)