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Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2009 (No. 10)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-2)1. Short title and construction.2. Definitions.Part 2 Amendments to Social Welfare Acts (ss. 3-11)3. Employment contributions amendment to income ceiling.4. Optional contributions amendment to income ceiling.5. Jobseeker's benefit amendments.6. Jobseeker's allowance amendments.7. Supplementary welfare allowance amendments.8. Early childcare supplement amendment.9. Claims amendment.10. Domiciliary care allowance late claims.11. Revised rates of payment.Part 3 Amendment to Health Contributions Act 1979 (s. 12)12. Amendments to Act of 1979.Part 4 Amendent to the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 (s. 13)13. Amendment of Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009.Part 5 Provisions in Relation to Pension Schemes (ss. 14-23)14. Definition.15. Amendment of section 41 of Principal Act.16. Priorities on winding up of relevant scheme.17. Amendment of section 50 of Principal Act.18. Power to amend relevant scheme.19. Power of court to grant relief from liability for breach of trust.20. Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.21. Evidence in proceedings for an offence.22. Pensions Insolvency Payment Scheme.23. Collective citation.
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AI Summary of 9. Claims amendment.

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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 29 April 2009 - onwards

9. Claims amendment.

 The Principal Act is amended in section 241 by inserting the following subsections after subsection (1):

"(1A) The Minister may prescribe information and the nature and form of the information to be furnished by a person making a claim for benefit where the Minister forms the opinion that the furnishing of the information would assist -

(a) a deciding officer, bureau officer, the Executive or any other person who makes a decision in relation to a claim for benefit as to whether the person making the claim is entitled to make a claim for, or receive any benefit under this Act, or

(b) in assessing the training, education or development needs appropriate to his or her personal circumstances.

(1B) For the purposes of prescribing information pursuant to subsection (1A) that shall be furnished by a person making a claim for benefit, different types and forms of information may be specified as respects different classes of persons or claims for benefit.".

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