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require
billing authorities and local authorities to contact pensioners
who |
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may be entitled to council
tax benefit. |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled, and
by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Amendment
of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 |
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(1) |
The Social
Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)
is amended as |
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In section 123(4)(a) (steps
to be taken to make persons aware of entitlement), |
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for the words “such
steps”, substitute the words “the step specified in
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subsection (5) and such other
steps”. |
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(3) |
After section 123(4), insert— |
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“(5) |
The step specified in this
subsection is to contact each person of |
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pensionable
age to whom subsection (4)(a) applies— |
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(a) |
by sending him a personally-addressed
letter at the address of |
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the
chargeable dwelling in respect of which council tax is |
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by visiting him in person
at that dwelling, or |
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by doing both those things, |
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in
order to inform him that he may be entitled to council tax benefit.” |
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(4) |
In section 137(1), after
the definition of “billing authority”, insert— |
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“‘chargeable
dwelling’ has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the |
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Local Government Finance
Act 1992;”. |
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There
shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase
attributable to |
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this
Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other
enactment. |
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Short
title, commencement and extent |
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This Act may be cited as
the Council Tax Benefit (Entitlement Information) Act |
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This Act shall come into
force on such day as the Secretary of State may by |
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(3) |
The power to make orders
under subsection (2) includes power to make |
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different provision in relation
to commencement in— |
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(4) |
The power to make orders
under subsection (2) is exercisable by statutory |
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Before acting under subsection
(2) in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State |
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shall consult the Scottish
Ministers. |
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Before acting under subsection
(2) in relation to Wales, the Secretary of State |
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shall consult the National
Assembly for Wales. |
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This Act does not extend
to Northern Ireland. |
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