The Social Security and Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003

Amendment of the Claims and Payments Regulations

2.  For the heading and paragraph (1) of regulation 32 of the Claims and Payments Regulations (information to be given when obtaining payment of benefit)(1) there shall be substituted—

“Information to be given and changes to be notified

32.— (1) Except in the case of a jobseeker’s allowance, every beneficiary and every person by whom, or on whose behalf, sums by way of benefit are receivable shall furnish in such manner and at such times as the Secretary of State may determine such information or evidence as the Secretary of State may require for determining whether a decision on the award of benefit should be revised under section 9 of the Social Security Act 1998(2) or superseded under section 10 of that Act.

(1A) Every beneficiary and every person by whom, or on whose behalf, sums by way of benefit are receivable shall furnish in such manner and at such times as the Secretary of State may determine such information or evidence as the Secretary of State may require in connection with payment of the benefit claimed or awarded.

(1B) Except in the case of a jobseeker’s allowance, every beneficiary and every person by whom or on whose behalf sums by way of benefit are receivable shall notify the Secretary of State of any change of circumstances which he might reasonably be expected to know might affect—

(a) the continuance of entitlement to benefit; or

(b) the payment of the benefit,

as soon as reasonably practicable after the change occurs by giving notice in writing (unless the Secretary of State determines in any particular case to accept notice given otherwise than in writing) of any such change to an appropriate office.”.

(1)

Relevant amendments to regulation 32 were made by S.I. 1992/2595, 1996/1460, 1999/2572 and 2002/3019.

(2)

1998 c. 14.