PART 9Claims
F1Notice of changes of circumstances given electronically69A
F21
A person may give notice of a change of circumstances required to be notified under regulation 69 by means of an electronic communication in accordance with Schedule 10.
F32
Where—
a
the change of circumstances required to be notified is a death; and
b
the authority administering the claimant's housing benefit agrees with the Secretary of State that notifications may be made in accordance with regulation 69ZA(1) (alternative means of notifying changes of circumstances),
a person may give notice of the change to the Secretary of State by means of an electronic communication in accordance with the provisions set out in Schedule 9ZC to the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 (electronic communication).
3
The provisions set out in that Schedule shall apply for the purposes of paragraph (2) as they apply for the purposes of regulation 32ZA of the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 (information given electronically).
4
The Secretary of State must forward information received in accordance with paragraph (2) to the authority administering the claimant's housing benefit.