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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3Decisions against which an appeal lies

Part IBenefit decisions

Entitlement to benefit without a claim

1In such cases or circumstances as may be prescribed, a decision whether a person is entitled to a relevant benefit for which no claim is required.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 4.3.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/528, art. 2(a), Sch.

I2Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 5.7.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/1958, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with art. 5, Sch. 12)

I3Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 6.9.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2422, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Sch. 14)

I4Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 5.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2739, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3, Sch. 2)

I5Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 18.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2860, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 16-18)

I6Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 29.11.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)

2If so, a decision as to the amount to which he is entitled.

Commencement Information

I7Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 5.7.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/1958, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with art. 5, Sch. 12)

I8Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 6.9.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2422, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Sch. 14)

I9Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 5.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2739, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3, Sch. 2)

I10Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 18.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2860, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 16-18)

I11Sch. 3 para. 2 in force at 29.11.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)

Payability of benefit

3A decision whether a relevant benefit (or a component of a relevant benefit) to which a person is entitled is not payable by reason of—

(a)any provision of the Contributions and Benefits Act by which the person is disqualified for receiving benefit;

(b)regulations made under section 72(8) of that Act (disability living allowance);

(c)regulations made under section 113(2) of that Act (suspension of payment); or

(d)section 19 of the Jobseekers Act (jobseeker’s allowance); F1...

[F2(da)regulations made under section [F38 or] 17A of[F4, or Schedule A1 to,] the Jobseekers Act;]

F5(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F6(f)section [F76B,] 7, 8 or 9 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001][F8; or

(g)section 18 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007].

Textual Amendments

F1Word in Sch. 3 para. 3 repealed (30.4.2002) by Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11), s. 20(1), Sch.; S.I. 2002/1222, art. 2(i)

F2Sch. 3 para. 3(da) inserted (12.11.2009) by Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24), ss. 1(4), 61(1)

F3Words in Sch. 3 para. 3(da) inserted (10.2.2010 for specified purposes) by Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24), ss. 33(4), 61(3); S.I. 2010/293, art. 2(6)(a) (with art. 3)

F4Words in Sch. 3 para. 3(da) inserted (12.11.2009) by Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24), s. 61(1), Sch. 3 para. 4

F6Sch. 3 para. 3(f) and preceding word inserted (1.4.2002) by Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11), ss. 12(2), 20(1); S.I. 2001/3689, art. 2(2)

F7Word in Sch. 3 para. 3(f) inserted (12.1.2010 for specified purposes, 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force) by Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24), s. 61(3), Sch. 4 para. 10; S.I. 2010/45, art. 2(1)(2)

F8Sch. 3 para. 3(g) and preceding word inserted (27.10.2008) by Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5), s. 70(2), Sch. 3 para. 17(9); S.I. 2008/787, art. 2(4)(f)

Commencement Information

I12Sch. 3 para. 3(a)(c) in force at 5.7.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/1958, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with art. 5, Sch. 12)

I13Sch. 3 para. 3(a)(c) in force at 6.9.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2422, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Sch. 14)

I14Sch. 3 para. 3(a)(c) in force at 5.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2739, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3, Sch. 2)

I15Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 18.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2860, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 16-18)

I16Sch. 3 para. 3 in force at 29.11.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)

Payments to third parties

4Except in such cases or circumstances as may be prescribed, a decision whether the whole or part of a benefit to which a person is entitled is, by virtue of regulations, to be paid to a person other than him.

Commencement Information

I17Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 4.3.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/528, art. 2(a), Sch.

I18Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 5.7.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/1958, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with art. 5, Sch. 12)

I19Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 6.9.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2422, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Sch. 14)

I20Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 5.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2739, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3, Sch. 2)

I21Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 18.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2860, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 16-18)

I22Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 29.11.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)

Recovery of benefits

5A decision whether payment is recoverable under section 71 or 71A of the Administration Act.

Commencement Information

I23Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 5.7.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/1958, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with art. 5, Sch. 12)

I24Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 6.9.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2422, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Sch. 14)

I25Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 5.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2739, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3, Sch. 2)

I26Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 18.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2860, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 16-18)

I27Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 29.11.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)

6If so, a decision as to the amount of payment recoverable.

Commencement Information

I28Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 5.7.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/1958, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with art. 5, Sch. 12)

I29Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 6.9.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2422, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Sch. 14)

I30Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 5.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2739, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3, Sch. 2)

I31Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 18.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2860, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 16-18)

I32Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 29.11.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)

Industrial injuries benefit

7A decision whether an accident was an industrial accident for the purposes of industrial injuries benefit.

Commencement Information

I33Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 5.7.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/1958, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with art. 5, Sch. 12)

I34Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 29.11.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)

Jobseekers' agreements

8A decision in relation to a jobseeker’s agreement as proposed to be made under section 9 of the Jobseekers Act, or as proposed to be varied under section 10 of that Act.

Commencement Information

I35Sch. 3 para. 8 in force at 18.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2860, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 16-18)

I36Sch. 3 para. 8 in force at 29.11.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)

[F9State pension credit

Textual Amendments

F9Sch. 3 paras. 8A-8D and cross-heading inserted (2.7.2002 for specified purposes, 7.4.2003 in so far as not already in force) by State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16), s. 22(3), Sch. 1 para. 12; S.I. 2002/1691, art. 2(i); S.I. 2003/966, art. 2(a)

8AA decision whether to specify a period as an assessed income period under section 6 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002.

8BIf so, a decision as to the period to be so specified.

8CA decision whether an assessed income period comes to an end by virtue of section 9(4) or (5) of that Act.

8DIf so, a decision as to when the assessed income period so ends.]

Power to prescribe other decisions

9Such other decisions relating to a relevant benefit as may be prescribed.

Commencement Information

I37Sch. 3 para. 9 in force at 4.3.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/528, art. 2(a), Sch.

I38Sch. 3 para. 9 in force at 5.7.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/1958, art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1 (with art. 5, Sch. 12)

I39Sch. 3 para. 6 in force at 6.9.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2422, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Sch. 14)

I40Sch. 3 para. 9 in force at 5.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2739, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 3, Sch. 2)

I41Sch. 3 para. 9 in force at 18.10.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/2860, art. 2(c), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 16-18)

I42Sch. 3 para. 9 in force at 29.11.1999 for specified purposes by S.I. 1999/3178, art. 2(1)(a)(2), Sch. 1 (with art. 4, Schs. 21-23)