Part 5Social security: general

Claims and awards

99Powers to require information relating to claims and awards

1

Section 5 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (regulations about claims and payments) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), paragraphs (h) and (hh) (powers to make provision requiring the furnishing of information or evidence) are repealed.

3

After that subsection there is inserted—

1A

Regulations may make provision for requiring a person of a prescribed description to supply any information or evidence which is, or could be, relevant to—

a

a claim or award relating to a benefit to which this section applies, or

b

potential claims or awards relating to such a benefit.

4

Subsection (3A) is repealed.

5

In section 22 of the Social Security Act 1998 (suspension for failure to furnish information etc), in subsection (3), for “subsection (1)(hh) of section 5” there is substituted “section 5(1A)”.