D uty to notify changes of circumstances
Duty to notify changes of circumstances
—(1) Subject to [paragraphs (3) and (6)], if at any time between the making of a claim and a decision being made on it, or during the award of housing benefit, there is a change of circumstances which the claimant, or any person by whom or on whose behalf sums payable by way of housing benefit are receivable, might reasonably be expected to know might affect the claimant's right to, the amount of or the receipt of housing benefit, that person shall be under a duty to notify that change of circumstances by giving notice ... to the designated office—
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- E FITZPATRICK
- The appeal to the First-tier Tribunal
- The Proceedings before the Upper Tribunal
- The legislation
- Subject to paragraph (4) this paragraph applies to an overpayment [ which arose in consequence of ] an official error where the claimant or a person acting on his behalf or any other person to whom th
- In paragraph (2), “overpayment [ which arose in consequence of an official error ] ” means an overpayment caused by a mistake made whether in the form of an act or omission by—(a)the relevant authorit
- (b)an officer or person acting for that authority
- the overpayment was caused by an official error which no relevant person caused or contributed to; and
- D uty to notify changes of circumstances
- (a)in writing; or Conclusions
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