The Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989

Time and manner of granting community charge benefit in respect of collective community charge contributions

77.—(1) Subject to regulations 78(2) to (4), 80, 81 and 82 (person to whom benefit is to be paid, withholding of benefits, payments on death and offsetting), the appropriate authority shall pay community charge benefit to which a person is entitled on account of his liability to pay any collective community charge contribution under section 11(11) of the 1987 Act(1) or section 9 of the 1988 Act, at such time and in such manner as is appropriate having regard to–

(a) the times at which and the frequency with which a person’s liability to pay a collective community charge contribution arises; and

(b) the reasonable needs and convenience of the person entitled thereto.

(2) Payment of community charge benefit under paragraph (1) may take the form of vouchers issued by the appropriate authority which vouchers shall state–

(a) the name of the person entitled to the benefit;

(b) the address of the premises in respect of which the collective community charge is payable;

(c) the daily amount of benefit to which he is entitled;

(c) the day or days in respect of which benefit has been awarded.

(3) Any voucher paid in accordance with paragraph (2) on account of a person’s entitlement to community charge benefit may be paid by that person to the charge payer to whom the contribution is due, in reduction of the liability for the contribution concerned.

(4) Except in cases to which regulations 80, 81 and 82 apply, the first award or payment of community charge benefit in respect of collective community charge contributions shall be made within 7 days of the receipt of a claim at the designated office or if that is not reasonably practicable as soon as possible thereafter.

(1)

Section 11(11) of the 1987 Act was amended by the 1988 Act Schedule 12, paragraph 20(8) and Schedule 13, Part IV.