SCHEDULES

C1C2SCHEDULE 7HOUSING BENEFIT: REVISIONS AND APPEALS

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Suspension in prescribed circumstances

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1

Regulations may provide for—

a

suspending, in whole or in part, any payments of housing benefit;

b

the subsequent making, or restoring, in prescribed circumstances of any or all of the payments so suspended.

2

Regulations made under sub-paragraph (1) may, in particular, make provision for any case where, in relation to a claim for housing benefit—

a

it appears to the relevant authority that an issue arises whether the conditions for entitlement to such a benefit are or were fulfilled;

b

it appears to the relevant authority that an issue arises whether a decision as to an award of such a benefit should be revised (under paragraph 3) or superseded (under paragraph 4);

c

an appeal is pending against a decision of an appeal tribunal, a Commissioner or a court; or

d

it appears to the relevant authority, where an appeal is pending against the decision given by a Commissioner or a court in a different case, that if the appeal were to be determined in a particular way an issue would arise whether the award of housing benefit in the case itself ought to be revised or superseded.

3

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), an appeal against a decision is pending if—

a

an appeal against the decision has been brought but not determined;

b

an application for leave to appeal against the decision has been made but not determined; or

c

the time within which—

i

an application for leave to appeal may be made; or

ii

an appeal against the decision may be brought,

has not expired and the circumstances are such as may be prescribed.

4

In sub-paragraph (2)(d) the reference to a different case—

a

includes a reference to a case involving a different relevant authority; but

b

does not include a reference to a case relating to a different benefit.