Sch. 7 para. 14 wholly in force at 2.7.2001; Sch. 7 para. 14 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 86(2)(3)(a); Sch. 7 para. 14 in force for certain purposes at 1.11.2000 by S.I. 2000/2950, art. 3(c); Sch. 7 para. 14 in force at 2.7.2001 by S.I. 2001/1252, art. 2(2)(a)(i)
Sch. 7 repealed (1.4.2013 for specified purposes) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 1; S.I. 2013/358, art. 8(c), Sch. 4 (with arts. 9, 10, Sch. 5)
The powers conferred by this paragraph are exercisable in relation to persons who fail to comply with information requirements.
Regulations may provide for—
suspending, in whole or in part, any payments of housing benefit or council tax benefit;
suspending, in whole or in part, any reduction (by way of council tax benefit) in the amount that a person is or will become liable to pay in respect of council tax;
the subsequent making, or restoring, in prescribed circumstances of any or all of the payments, or any right, so suspended.
In this paragraph and paragraph 15 “information requirement” means—
in the case of housing benefit, a requirement in pursuance of regulations made by virtue of section 5(1)(hh) of the Administration Act to furnish information or evidence needed for a determination whether a decision on an award of that benefit should be revised under paragraph 3 or superseded under paragraph 4 of this Schedule; and
in the case of council tax benefit, a requirement made in pursuance of regulations under section 6(1)(hh) of the Administration Act to furnish information or evidence needed for a determination whether a decision on an award of that benefit should be so revised or superseded.