PART 2Selection
Selection of beneficiaries for the purposes of the 2002 Act
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The Secretary of State shall select such persons on the basis set out in regulation 9.
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The conditions are—
a
the person must have claimed and be in receipt of a retirement pension; and
b
that retirement pension must be paid by way of direct credit transfer to that person’s bank or other account.
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A person is excluded if, at the time of selection, that person—
a
is a resident in a care home;
b
is an in-patient at a hospital;
c
is a member of a religious order; or
d
has indicated to the Secretary of State, expressly or otherwise, a preference not to receive communication in respect of matters connected with social security.
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For the purposes of paragraph (1)—
“care home”—
“hospital” has the same meaning as in section 275 (interpretation) of the National Health Service Act 20067.
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The Secretary of State shall select persons on a random basis from those whom the Secretary of State estimates, taking into account the information specified in paragraph (2), would be entitled to state pension credit under section 1 of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 if such persons were to make a claim for that benefit under section 1 of the Social Security Administration Act 19928.
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The information referred to in paragraph (1) is information—
a
held by the Secretary of State in relation to social security; and
b
supplied to the Secretary of State for the purposes of functions relating to social security.
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The Secretary of State shall not select more than 2000 persons.
Persons in Great Britain10
For the purposes of section 1(2)(a) of the 2002 Act, a person is to be treated as being in Great Britain if information held by the Secretary of State in respect of that person’s retirement pension shows that that person has a residential address in Great Britain.