The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2013

Revision on any grounds U.K.

5.—(1) Any decision of the Secretary of State under section 8 or 10 of the 1998 Act (“ the original decision”) M1 may be revised by the Secretary of State if—

(a) the Secretary of State commences action leading to the revision within one month of the date of notification of the original decision; or

(b) an application for a revision is received by the Secretary of State at an appropriate office within—

(i) one month of the date of notification of the original decision (but subject to regulation 38(4)(correction of accidental errors));

(ii) 14 days of the expiry of that period if a written statement of the reasons for the decision is requested under regulation 7 (consideration of revision before appeal) or regulation 51 (notice of a decision against which an appeal lies) and that statement is provided within the period specified in paragraph (i);

(iii) 14 days of the date on which that statement was provided if the statement was requested within the period specified in paragraph (i) but was provided after the expiry of that period; or

(iv) such longer period as may be allowed under regulation 6 (late application for a revision).

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply—

(a) in respect of a relevant change of circumstances which occurred since the decision had effect or, in the case of an advance award under regulation 32, 33 or 34 of the Claims and Payments Regulations 2013, since the decision was made;

(b) where the Secretary of State has evidence or information which indicates that a relevant change of circumstances will occur;

(c) in respect of a decision which relates to an employment and support allowance or personal independence payment where the claimant is terminally ill, unless the application for a revision contains an express statement that the claimant is terminally ill.

Marginal Citations

M1 Relevant amendments were made to section 8 by section 18 of, and paragraph 22 of Schedule 7 to, the Contributions Act 1999, by section 11 of, and paragraphs 4 and 6 of Schedule 1 to, the 2002 Act, by section 28 of, and paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 to, the 2007 Act and by sections 31 and 91 of, and paragraphs 43 and 45 of Schedule 2 and paragraphs 37 and 39 of Schedule 9, to the 2012 Act. Section 10 was amended by sections 18 and 26 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 7 and Schedule 10 to, the Contributions Act 1999, by amended S.I. 2008/2833 and by sections 103 and 147 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 12 and Schedule 14 to, the 2012 Act.