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Allowance, banef its, pansione (pro~t carda H+l) Qa.51-59
SEE LIST Ct4PAGE 110 FOR METHOD OF’ PAYMSNT .
SSS GLJ3SSARY FOR INFORMATION RSGARDING BENEFITS AND AODITIONS TO BENEFITS.
It is iuportant that the amount entered againat ●ach benefit is the actual amount
for that benefit only and it not the total for a combination of bnefitm ●g
Retirement pension and Attendance Allowance. Always check for combinations of
benef it~. If you are aware that an amount is a combination of benafits which
cannot h separated, pleas- make a note giving the namas of the combined benaf its.
The mmt likely benefit to b included with other benafits ia supplementary
Benefit/Incoma Support (Q56(d) ). The inclusion of Bupplemntary Benafit/Income
Support with another bane fit is noted at the front of the payment tiok or on
notification of entitlement form.
Thm amount of kmnefit laat receivsd together with the ~riod cowered is required at
all Mnefit questions. Note that paymants are only made in multiples of a week eg
2 waeks, 4 we.aka, 13 weeks.
Since the introduction of Housing Senefit it has become increasingly difficult for
informants to meparate Supplementary Benefit/Income Support and other benef its.
D.H .S.S. has provided un with axamplen of payment books to halp informant and you
distinguish Supplementary Benefit, other benefitn and the corponent partn of
Retirement Pensions (Q51(b) ) and widcws Banef it (Q51(c)).
There are two examples one buff in colour and the &h-r YO1lW.
Buff books are used to pay ‘Su ~ lemantar
Support on lY or
Suppleumntary senefit/Income Supp-3rt plus other banbfitm. *Supplementary
Pension’ /Income Support for thdsa over retirement age will k written at top of
page 3. If an o~~er benefit is being paid on the- buok then the nama of ‘that
benefit and the amount of that banefit bsing paid will be written on page 3.
where Supplementary Benefit/Income Support ~ is baing raceived then at Q56 (d)
you should enter the amount of benafit ahowri on payment orders (page 5 ●tc ).
Whare Supple-ntary Banefit/IncoIm support plus another bnafit ara being paid you
will naed to do a calculation. The total combined paymnt is shwn on the payment
ordars (page 51 and from this should ti taken the amount of other tinef it (eg
Retirement P*naion) shcwn on page thrao. Tha difference will be Bupplementazy
31anefit/Incema Buppot% for entry at Q56 (d ) whi 10 the amount for other benefit on
page thrae should be entered at the relamnt quention (@g Q51 (b)).
Yallcn# books are used for brief its other than Supplementary BaneJfit. Tlmrofore if
an informant has a yallw buok you can be asnured that Supplementary senaf it vi 11
not be included in that bmk ●lthough it could ba in ● separate buff book. on page
three you will find tha nema of benefit or benefits b+g paid on the book plus a
aorias of code lattora. The key to thesa coda lcttars ia giu!n on page two of the
book .
If only one benefit is baing recei wsd then the total amount for that banef it ahoul d
be enter-d at the rela=nt quention. If mre than one banefit ia being paid then a
calculation im necemaary; for ●xample if Retirement Pension and Attandanca
Allowance- are hing paid then the amount shcun againnt code lattar “H- ia
Atten&nce Allowance ●nd should be ●ntered at Q52 (d). This amount ●hould bdeductad
frca tie total combinad amount shown 00 Papnt Or*r (Pa9e 5 ) and the
difference entered ●t Q51 (b) as Ratirament Pension.