Payments for 2004
Procedure7
1
Where before 31st December 2004 the Department thinks that a person is entitled to a payment under Article 4 or 5, the Department shall make the payment before that date (without a claim being required).
2
A person who is entitled to a payment under Article 4 or 5 and who does not receive it before 31st December 2004, may claim the payment.
3
A claim under paragraph (2) must—
a
be in writing to the Department,
b
be received by the Department 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 Department, and
d
include a declaration that the claimant was ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on at least one day in the relevant week.
4
If the Department thinks that a person making a claim under paragraph (2) is entitled to a payment under Article 4 or 5, the Department shall make the payment.
5
The provisions of Chapter II of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10) (revision, appeal, &c.) shall apply to a decision of the Department about a person's entitlement to a payment under Article 4 or 5 (whether or not following a claim) as they apply to a decision of the Department under Article 9 of that Order.