The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011

Amendments to the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999

8.  In Schedule 3B to the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999(1) (date on which change of circumstances takes effect where claimant entitled to state pension credit)—

(a) for paragraph 1(b) substitute–

“(b) except as provided in the following paragraphs–

(i) where state pension credit is paid in advance, from the day that change occurs or is expected to occur if either of those days is the first day of a benefit week but if it is not from the next following such day;

(ii) where state pension credit is paid in arrears, from the first day of the benefit week in which that change occurs or is expected to occur.”;

(b) in paragraph 2, after “has changed” insert “or that the claimant becomes entitled to disability living allowance (middle or higher rate care component) or to attendance allowance”;

(c) in paragraph 7(2), for “paragraphs 9 and 10” substitute “paragraph 8A”; and

(d) for paragraphs 9 and 10 substitute–

“8A.   Where the relevant change of circumstances is the death of the claimant, the superseding decision shall take effect on the first day of the benefit week next following the date of death.”.

(1)

S.I. 1999/991. Schedule 3B is inserted by S.I. 2002/3019. Paragraph 7 was amended and paragraphs 9 and 10 were inserted by S.I. 2010/510.

(2)

Paragraph 7 was inserted by regulation 5(4) of S.I. 2006/832 and amended by regulation 4(4) of S.I. 2010/510.