Section 7 — Social Security Administration Act 1992: Relationship between community charge benefits and other benefits

Relationship between community charge benefits and other benefits 7 1 Regulations may provide for a claim for one relevant benefit to be treated, either in the alternative or in addition, as a claim for any other relevant benefit that may be prescribed.

2 Regulations may provide for treating a payment made or right conferred by virtue of regulations—

a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b under section 6(l)(r) to (t) above, as made or conferred on account of any relevant benefit that is subsequently awarded or paid.

3 For the purposes of subsection (1) above relevant benefits are—

a any benefit to which section 5 above applies;

and b council tax benefit .