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17.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies if, in the course of their making a determination of an individual’s entitlement to a carer’s allowance supplement under regulation 5, it appears to the Scottish Ministers that the individual may be entitled to a type of assistance described in Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the 2018 Act or to assistance provided for by regulations made under section 79 of that Act.
(2) The Scottish Ministers must—
(a)inform the individual that the individual may be eligible for the assistance, and
(b)either—
(i)provide the individual with information about how to apply for it, or
(ii)if regulations made under section 52 or 79 of the 2018 Act so allow, ask the individual whether they should proceed with making a determination of the individual’s entitlement to the assistance without receiving an application.
(3) Paragraph (2)(b)(ii) does not preclude the Scottish Ministers from requesting further information under paragraph 16 for the purpose of determining the individual’s entitlement to the assistance described in paragraph (1).
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