The Age-Related Payments (Northern Ireland) Order 2004

Procedure

7.—(1) Where before 31st December 2004 the Department thinks that a person is entitled to a payment under Article 4 or 5, the Department shall make the payment before that date (without a claim being required).

(2) A person who is entitled to a payment under Article 4 or 5 and who does not receive it before 31st December 2004, may claim the payment.

(3) A claim under paragraph (2) must—

(a) be in writing to the Department,

(b) be received by the Department before 31st March 2005, and

(c) specify—

(i) the claimant’s name, address, date of birth and national insurance number (if he has one), and

(ii) the date on which the claim is sent to the Department, and

(d) include a declaration that the claimant was ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland on at least one day in the relevant week.

(4) If the Department thinks that a person making a claim under paragraph (2) is entitled to a payment under Article 4 or 5, the Department shall make the payment.

(5) The provisions of Chapter II of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10) (revision, appeal, &c.) shall apply to a decision of the Department about a person’s entitlement to a payment under Article 4 or 5 (whether or not following a claim) as they apply to a decision of the Department under Article 9 of that Order.