Social Security Administration Act 1992
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 1 — Entitlement to benefit dependent on claim
Entitlement to benefit dependent on claim 1 1 Except in such cases as may be prescribed, and subject to the following provisions of this section and to section 3 below, no person shall be entitled to…
Section 2 — Retrospective effect of provisions making entitlement to benefit dependent on claim
Retrospective effect of provisions making entitlement to benefit dependent on claim 2 1 This section applies where a claim for benefit is made or treated as made at any time on or after 2nd September…
Section 2A — Claim or full entitlement to certain benefits conditional on work-focused interview
Claim or full entitlement to certain benefits conditional on work-focused interview 2A 1 Regulations may make provision for or in connection with— a imposing, as a condition falling to be satisfied…
Section 2AA — Full entitlement to certain benefits conditional on work-focused interview for partner
Full entitlement to certain benefits conditional on work-focused interview for partner 2AA 1 Regulations may make provision for or in connection with imposing, at a time when— a a person (“the…
Section 2B — Supplementary provisions relating to work-focused interviews
Supplementary provisions relating to work-focused interviews 2B 1 Chapter II of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998 (social security decisions and appeals) shall have effect in relation to…
Section 2C — Optional work-focused interviews
Optional work-focused interviews 2C 1 Regulations may make provision for conferring on local authorities or, subject to subsection (3A), county councils in England functions in connection with…
Section 2D — Work-related activity
Work-related activity 2D 1 Regulations may make provision for or in connection with imposing on a person who— a is entitled to income support, and b is not a lone parent of a child under the age of…
Section 2E — Action plans in connection with work-focused interviews
Action plans in connection with work-focused interviews 2E 1 The Secretary of State must in prescribed circumstances provide a document (referred to in this section as an “ action plan ”) prepared…
Section 2F — Directions about work-related activity
Directions about work-related activity 2F 1 In prescribed circumstances, the Secretary of State may by direction given to a person subject to a requirement imposed under section 2D provide that the…
Section 2G — Contracting-out
Contracting-out 2G 1 The following functions of the Secretary of State may be exercised by, or by employees of, such person (if any) as the Secretary of State may authorise for the purpose, namely— a…
Section 2H — Good cause for failure to comply with regulations
Good cause for failure to comply with regulations 2H 1 This section applies to any regulations made under section 2A, 2AA or 2D that prescribe matters to be taken into account in determining whether…
Section 3 — Late claims for bereavement benefit where death is difficult to establish
Late claims for bereavement benefit where death is difficult to establish 3 1 This section applies where a person's spouse or civil partner has died or may be presumed to have died on or after the…
Section 4 — Treatment of payments of benefit to certain widows
Treatment of payments of benefit to certain widows 4 In any case where— a a claim for a window's pension or a widowed mother's allowance is made, or treated as made, before 13th July 1990 (the date…
Section 5 — Regulations about claims for and payments of benefit
Regulations about claims for and payments of benefit 5 1 Regulations may provide— a for requiring a claim for a benefit to which this section applies to be made by such person, in such manner and…
Section 6 — Regulations about community charge benefits administration
Regulations about community charge benefits administration 6 1 Regulations may provide as follows as regards council tax benefit — a for requiring a claim for a benefit to be made by such person, in…
Section 7 — 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…
Section 7A — Sharing of functions as regards certain claims and information
Sharing of functions as regards certain claims and information 7A 1 Regulations may, for the purpose of supplementing the persons or bodies to whom claims for relevant benefits may be made, make…
Section 7B — Use of social security information
Use of social security information 7B 1 A relevant authority may use for a relevant purpose any social security information which it holds. 2 Regulations may make provision as to the procedure to be…
Section 8 — Notification of accidents, etc
Notification of accidents, etc 8 Regulations may provide— a for requiring the prescribed notice of an accident in respect of which industrial injuries benefit may be payable to be given within the…
Section 9 — Medical examination and treatment of claimants
Medical examination and treatment of claimants 9 1 Regulations may provide for requiring claimants for disablement benefit— a to submit themselves from time to time to medical examination for the…
Section 10 — Obligations of claimants
Obligations of claimants 10 1 Subject to subsection (3) below, regulations may provide for disqualifying a claimant for the receipt of industrial injuries benefit— a for failure without good cause to…
Section 11 — Initial claims and repeat claims
Initial claims and repeat claims 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 12 — Necessity of application for certain payments
Necessity of application for certain payments 12 1 A social fund payment such as is mentioned in section 138(1)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act may be awarded to a person only if an…
Section 12A — Necessity of application for health in pregnancy grant
Necessity of application for health in pregnancy grant 12A 1 No person is entitled to health in pregnancy grant unless she claims it in the manner, and within the time, prescribed in relation to…
Section 13 — Necessity of application for child benefit
Necessity of application for child benefit 13 1 Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall be entitled to child benefit unless he claims it in the manner, and within the time, prescribed…
Section 13A — Election not to receive child benefit
Election not to receive child benefit 13A 1 A person (“P”) who is entitled to child benefit in respect of one or more children may elect for all payments of the benefit to which P is entitled not to…
Section 14 — Duties of employees etc. in relation to statutory sick pay
Duties of employees etc. in relation to statutory sick pay 14 1 Any employee who claims to be entitled to statutory sick pay from his employer shall, if so required by his employer, provide such…
Section 15 — Duties of women etc. in relation to statutory maternity pay
Duties of women etc. in relation to statutory maternity pay 15 1 A woman shall provide the person who is liable to pay her statutory maternity pay— a with evidence as to her pregnancy and the…
Section 15A — Payment out of benefit of sums in respect of mortgage interest etc
Payment out of benefit of sums in respect of mortgage interest etc 15A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 15B — Expenses of paying sums in respect of vehicle hire etc.
Expenses of paying sums in respect of vehicle hire etc. 15B 1 This section applies where— a a relevant benefit component is payable in respect of a person (“ the beneficiary ”), b an agreement has…
Section 16 — Emergency payments by local authorities and other bodies
Emergency payments by local authorities and other bodies 16 1 The Secretary of State may make arrangements— a with a local authority to which this section applies; or b with any other body, for the…
Section 17 — Questions for the Secretary of State
Questions for the Secretary of State 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 18 — Appeal on question of law
Appeal on question of law 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 19 — Review of decisions
Review of decisions 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 20 — Claims and questions to be submitted to adjudication officer
Claims and questions to be submitted to adjudication officer 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 21 — Decision of adjudication officer
Decision of adjudication officer 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 22 — Appeal to social security appeal tribunal
Appeal to social security appeal tribunal 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 23 — Appeal from social security appeal tribunal to Commissioner
Appeal from social security appeal tribunal to Commissioner 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 24 — Appeal from Commissioners on point of law
Appeal from Commissioners on point of law 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 25 — Review of decisions
Review of decisions 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 26 — Procedure for reviews
Procedure for reviews 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 27 — Reviews under s. 25—supplementary
Reviews under s. 25—supplementary 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 28 — Appeals following reviews or refusals to review
Appeals following reviews or refusals to review 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 29 — Review after claimant appeals
Review after claimant appeals 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 30 — Reviews of decisions of adjudication officers
Reviews of decisions of adjudication officers 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 31 — Further reviews
Further reviews 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 32 — Reviews of decisions as to attendance allowance, disability living allowance or disability working allowance—supplementary
Reviews of decisions as to attendance allowance, disability living allowance or disability working allowance—supplementary 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 33 — Appeals following reviews
Appeals following reviews 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 34 — Appeal from social security appeal tribunals or disability appeal tribunals to Commissioners and appeals from Commissioners
Appeal from social security appeal tribunals or disability appeal tribunals to Commissioners and appeals from Commissioners 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 35 — Reviews of decisions on appeal
Reviews of decisions on appeal 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .