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12.—(1) This regulation applies where a person who has made a claim for child benefit or guardian’s allowance does not satisfy the requirements for entitlement on the date on which the claim is made.
(2) If the Board are of the opinion that, unless there is a change of circumstances, the person will satisfy those requirements for a period beginning with a date (“the relevant date”) not more than 3 months after the date on which the claim is made, they—
(a)may treat the claim as if made for a period beginning with the relevant date; and
(b)may award the benefit or allowance accordingly, subject to the condition that the person satisfies the requirements for entitlement when the benefit or allowance becomes payable under the award.
(3) If the requirements for entitlement are found not to have been satisfied on the relevant date, a decision under paragraph (2)(b) to award benefit may be revised under—
(a)in relation to child benefit and guardian’s allowance under the Contributions and Benefits Act, section 9 of the Social Security Act 1998(1);
(b)in relation to child benefit and guardian’s allowance under the Contributions and Benefits (NI) Act, Article 10 the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(2).
Section 9 is contained in Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act 1998 (social security decisions and appeals: Great Britain) and the functions of the Secretary of State under that Chapter, so far as relating to child benefit and guardian’s allowance, are transferred to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue by section 50(1) and (2)(e) of the Tax Credits Act 2002.
Article 10 is contained in Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (social security decisions and appeals: Northern Ireland) and the functions of the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland under that Chapter, so far as relating to child benefit and guardian’s allowance, are transferred to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue by section 50(1) and (2)(f) of the Tax Credits Act 2002.
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