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.