126Personal representatives to give information about the estate of a deceased person who was in receipt of income support or supplementary benefitU.K.
(1)The personal representatives of a person who was in receipt of [F1universal credit] income support [F2, an income-based jobseeker's allowance] [F3, state pension credit] [F4, an income-related employment and support allowance] or supplementary benefit at any time before his death shall provide the Secretary of State with such information as he may require relating to the assets and liabilities of that person's estate.
(2)If the personal representatives fail to supply any information within 28 days of being required to do so under subsection (1) above, then—
(a)the appropriate court may, on the application of the Secretary of State, make an order directing them to supply that information within such time as may be specified in the order, and
(b)any such order may provide that all costs (or, in Scotland, expenses) of and incidental to the application shall be borne personally by any of the personal representatives.
(3)In this section “the appropriate court” means—
(a)in England and Wales, [F5the county court];
(b)in Scotland, the sheriff;
and any application to the sheriff under this section shall be made by summary application.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 126(1) inserted (29.4.2013) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 2 para. 19; S.I. 2013/983, art. 3(1)(b)(ii)
F2Words in s. 126(1) inserted (11.6.96) by Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), s. 41(2), Sch. 2 para. 61; S.I. 1996/1509, art. 2, Sch.
F3Words in s. 126(1) inserted (2.7.2002 for specified purposes, 6.10.2003 in so far as not already in force) by State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16), s. 22(3), Sch. 2 para. 15; S.I. 2002/1691, art. 2(l); S.I. 2003/1766, art. 2(a)
F4Words in s. 126(1) inserted (27.10.2008) by Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5), s. 70(2), Sch. 3 para. 10(18); S.I. 2008/787, art. 2(4)(f)
F5Words in s. 126(3)(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 52; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)