SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9 Social Security: Council Tax Benefit

Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)

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F1(1)

In subsection (1) of section 123 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (income-related benefits), for paragraph (e) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(e)

council tax benefit.”

(2)

For subsections (4) to (6) of that section there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(4)

Each billing or levying authority—

(a)

shall take such steps as appear to it appropriate for the purpose of securing that any person who may be entitled to council tax benefit in respect of council tax payable to the authority becomes aware that he may be entitled to it; and

(b)

shall make copies of the council tax benefit scheme, with any modifications adopted by it under the Administration Act, available for public inspection at its principal office at all reasonable hours without payment.”