Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013

12Eligibility for direct payment: reviewS

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(1)Subsection (2) applies where—

(a)a person receives notice under section 5(3)(a), 7(3)(a) or 8(3)(a), and

(b)because of a material change in the person's circumstances, the reason stated in the notice no longer applies.

(2)On the request of the person, the local authority must review the question of whether the person is ineligible to receive direct payments.

(3)If the local authority considers that the person is no longer ineligible to receive direct payments, the authority must give the person the opportunity to choose one of the options for self-directed support under section 5(2) or, as the case may be, section 7(2) or 8(2).

Commencement Information

I1S. 12 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.S.I. 2014/32, art. 3