Part IDecisions and Appeals
Chapter IISocial Security Decisions and Appeals
Housing benefit and council tax benefit
34Determination of claims and reviews
(1)
Regulations shall provide that, where a person claims—
(a)
housing benefit; or
(b)
council tax benefit,
the authority to whom the claim is made shall notify the person of its determination of the claim.
(2)
Any such notification shall be given in such form as may be prescribed.
(3)
Regulations may make provision requiring authorities to whom claims for housing benefit or council tax benefit are made by, or in respect of, persons who have been entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance or to income support to give priority, in prescribed circumstances, to those claims over other claims for any such benefit.
(4)
Regulations shall make provision for reviews of determinations relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit.
(5)
Regulations may make provision as respects matters arising out of the revision on review of such determinations.