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C2 Part VII Income-Related Benefits

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
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Pt. 7: power to modify conferred (1.7.1992) by Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), ss. 150(7), 151, 192(4).

General

C1123F6 Income-related benefits.

1

Prescribed schemes shall provide for the following benefits (in this Act referred to as “income-related benefits”)—

a

income support;

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d

housing benefit; and

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council tax benefit.

2

The Secretary of State shall make copies of schemes prescribed under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) above available for public inspection at local offices of F3the Department for Work and Pensions at all reasonable hours without payment.

3

Every authority granting housing benefit—

a

shall take such steps as appear to them appropriate for the purpose of securing that persons who may be entitled to housing benefit from the authority become aware that they may be entitled to it; and

b

shall make copies of the housing benefit scheme, with any modifications adopted by them under the Administration Act, available for public inspection at their principal office at all reasonable hours without payment.

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F5Each billing authority and in Scotland each local 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.