The Housing Benefit (General) Amendment Regulations 1988

Amendment of regulation 77 of the General Regulations

7.  In regulation 77 of the General Regulations (notification of determinations) —

(a) after the words “every notification shall” there shall be inserted the words“, subject to paragraph (2),”;

(b) at the end there shall be added the following paragraphs —

“(2)  Where the determination is made on or before 30th June 1988, the notification may, notwithstanding Schedule 6, include a statement only as to the matters set out in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 6, 9(e), (g) and (i) and 11 of that Schedule but an authority, if it thinks fit, may include a statement as to any other matter prescribed in that Schedule.

(3) Where a notification is given in accordance with paragraph (2) a person may request in writing the authority to provide a written statement on any matter prescribed in Schedule 6 which is not included in the notification and the authority shall send a written statement to the person requiring it within 14 days or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter.”.