The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013

Failure to provide information in relation to limited capability for work

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18.—(1) Where a claimant fails without good cause to comply with the request referred to in regulation 17(1)(b), that claimant is, subject to paragraph (2), to be treated as not having limited capability for work.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply unless—

(a)the claimant was sent a further request at least three weeks after the date of the first request; and

(b)at least one week has passed since the further request was sent.