The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006

Manner of supply of information

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101.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the relevant information shall be supplied—

(a)in typewritten or printed form; or

(b)with the written agreement of the inquirer, in electronic or handwritten form,

within a period of 4 weeks commencing on the date on which the notice was sent or given.

(2) Where—

(a)within a period of 4 weeks commencing on the date on which the notice was sent or given, the supplier requests that the time for the supply of the relevant information be extended; and

(b)the requirer provides written agreement to that request,

the time for the supply of the relevant information shall be extended to a period of 8 weeks commencing on the date on which the notice was sent or given.