Date of claim for an employment and support allowance where claim made by telephoneE+W+S
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14. In the case of a telephone claim, the date on which the claim is made is to be the first date on which—
(a)a claim made by telephone is properly completed;
(b)a person first notifies the Secretary of State of an intention to make a claim, provided that a claim made by telephone is properly completed within one month or such longer period as the Secretary of State considers reasonable of first notification; or
(c)a defective claim is received but is treated as properly made in the first instance in accordance with regulation 13(5),
or the first day in respect of which the claim is made if later than the above.