PART 9Claims
Evidence and information67
1
Subject to F8paragraphs (1A) and (2) and to paragraph 5 of Schedule A1 F1 (treatment of claims for housing benefit by refugees), a person who makes a claim, or a person to whom housing benefit has been awarded, shall furnish such certificates, documents, information and evidence in connection with the claim or the award, or any question arising out of the claim or the award, as may reasonably be required by the relevant authority in order to determine that person's entitlement to, or continuing entitlement to, housing benefit and shall do so within one month of F9the relevant authority requiring him, or the Secretary of State requesting him, to do so or such longer period as the relevant authority may consider reasonable.
F101A
Where a person notifies a change of circumstances to the appropriate DWP office under regulation 69(9), the Secretary of State may request that the claimant provides to the relevant authority the information or evidence that the Secretary of State considers the relevant authority may require to determine the claimant’s continuing entitlement to housing benefit.
2
Nothing in this regulation shall require a person to furnish any certificates, documents, information or evidence relating to a payment to which paragraph (4) applies.
3
Where a request is made under paragraph (1), the relevant authority shall—
a
inform the claimant or the person to whom housing benefit has been awarded of his duty under regulation 69 (duty to notify change of circumstances) to notify the designated office of any change of circumstances; and
b
without prejudice to the extent of the duty owed under regulation 69, indicate to him either orally or by notice or by reference to some other document available to him on application and without charge, the kind of change or circumstances which is to be notified.
4
This paragraph applies to any of the following payments—
a
a payment which is—
i
disregarded under paragraph 23 of Schedule 5 to the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (income in kind) or paragraph 34 of Schedule 6 to those Regulations (certain payments in kind); and
b
a payment which is disregarded under paragraph 35 of Schedule 5 to the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 or paragraph 24 of Schedule 6 to those Regulations (payments made under certain trusts and certain other payments), other than a payment made under the Independent Living F7Fund (2006);
c
a payment which is disregarded under regulation 55(10)(b) or (c) (income of non-dependant) other than a payment made under the Independent Living F7Fund (2006).
5
Where a claimant or a person to whom housing benefit has been awarded or any partner F13has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit and is a member of, or a person deriving entitlement to a pension under, a personal pension scheme, F2... he shall where the relevant authority so requires furnish the following information—
a
the name and address of the pension fund holder;
b
such other information including any reference or policy number as is needed to enable the personal pension scheme F3...to be identified.
6
Where the pension fund holder receives from a relevant authority a request for details concerning a personal pension scheme F4... relating to a person or any partner to whom paragraph (5) refers, the pension fund holder shall provide the relevant authority with any information to which paragraph (7) refers.
7
The information to which this paragraph refers is—
a
where the purchase of an annuity under a personal pension scheme has been deferred, the amount of any income which is being withdrawn from the personal pension scheme;
b
in the case of—
i
a personal pension scheme where income withdrawal is available, the maximum amount of income which may be withdrawn from the scheme; or
ii
a personal pension scheme where income withdrawal is not available, F5... the maximum amount of income which might be withdrawn from the fund if the fund were held under a personal pension scheme where income withdrawal was available,
calculated by or on behalf of the pension fund holder by means of tables prepared from time to time by the Government Actuary which are appropriate for this purpose.