Section 69 — Social Security Act 2018: Accommodation supplement: refusal, reduction, or cancellation of grant in certain circumstances

69 Accommodation supplement: refusal, reduction, or cancellation of grant in certain circumstances (1) If MSD is satisfied that an applicant for an accommodation supplement ( A ), or A’s spouse or partner, has not realised any assets available for A’s personal use, MSD may— (a) refuse to grant an accommodation supplement; or (b) reduce the rate of any accommodation supplement already granted; or (c) cancel any accommodation supplement already granted. (2) For the purposes of this section and the assets requirement in regulations made under section 423 ( see section 65(1)(b) ), the assets of A include the assets of A’s spouse or partner, if any, except in the circumstances specified in section 67(c) . (3) For the period of 12 months after A or A’s spouse or partner receives a specified lump sum payment, subsection (1) does not apply to that specified lump sum payment. (4) This section does not limit MSD’s discretion to refuse to grant, to reduce the rate of, or to cancel an accommodation supplement in accordance with the other provisions of this Act. (5) In this section, specified lump sum payment means— (a) a payment of an impairment lump sum under Schedule 1 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001; or (b) a lump sum payment of an independence allowance under Part 4 of Schedule 1 of the Accident Insurance Act 1998. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 61EC(4), (4A), (5)