The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 No. 794

PART 8 E+W+S CONDITIONALITY

CHAPTER 3 E+W+S Reduction of employment and support allowance

[F1 Hardship payments E+W+S

64A.   The Secretary of State must make a hardship payment to a claimant only where—

(a) the Secretary of State is satisfied that the claimant is or will be in hardship unless a hardship payment is made;

(b) the claimant’s employment and support allowance has been reduced in accordance with regulation 63;

(c) the claimant meets the conditions of entitlement to an income-related employment and support allowance;

(d) the claimant completes and submits an application —

(i) approved for the purpose by the Secretary of State, or in such other form as the Secretary of State accepts as sufficient, and

(ii) in such manner as the Secretary of State determines; and

(e) the claimant provides such information or evidence as the Secretary of State may require, in such manner as the Secretary of State determines.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regs. 64A-64D inserted (3.12.2012) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2756), regs. 1(1), 6 (with reg. 1(2))