PART IICLAIMS

F1F4Further claim for and award of disability living allowance or attendance allowance13C

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A person entitled to an award of disability living allowance or attendance allowance may make a further claim for disability living allowance or attendance allowance, as the case may be, during the period of 6 months immediately before the existing award expires.

2

Where a person makes a claim in accordance with paragraph (1) the F2Secretary of State may–

a

treat the claim as if made on the first day after the expiry of the existing award (“the renewal date”); and

b

award benefit accordingly, subject to the condition that the person satisfies the requirements for entitlement on the renewal date.

3

F3A decision pursuant to paragraph (2)(b) to award benefit may be F2revised under section 9 of the Social Security Act 1998 if the requirements for entitlement are found not to have been satisfied on the renewal date.