PART 6Social security: general

Claims and awards

Claims and awards103.

(1)

Section 5(1) of the Administration Act (regulations about claims and payments) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (d) (conditional awards), for the words from “the condition” to the end substitute—

“(i)

the condition that the requirements for entitlement are satisfied at a prescribed time after the making of the award, or

(ii)

other prescribed conditions;”.

(3)

In paragraph (e), for “those requirements” substitute “ the conditions referred to in paragraph (d) ”.

(4)

In paragraph (g) (claims made on behalf of another), after “applies” insert “ (including in particular, in the case of a benefit to be claimed by persons jointly, enabling one person to claim for such persons jointly) ”.

(5)

In paragraph (k) (notice of change of circumstances etc.), at the end insert “ or of any other change of circumstance of a prescribed description ”.