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If sny it= is code~ 1, ~but the smount is rnt given$%$$
1 to 3, tntlsas it id clear tit- ths usount ●hould &- ~
usa ccda 3 ●t Qn. lS(a) ●nd (a)(i).
MY r.awn, raoda from
child ban-fit. Cc.not
If tho interviaw falls in the -@k wlmn ● changa in tha rate of banef it eccura,
●ccapt what tha informsnt has givm ie ●ither tha old or the naw rato. But if
ths informant hss given the old rate, uimn it is clear that the new rate—
●pplie●, code the n- rate.
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‘If thd informant is eligible for ● benefit but haa not”yet received it, or
raceived M unuBusl -ount last time, the intervienr should have noted thle.
See.— ●lso the notes on nonaslising the situation before ~. 13, and coding the
“&unt the informsnt Sxpecti ti be bsck &ted, If it is known.
State Benefitn
FUll &tails of eligibility snd amounts of brneflts are available in the eeries of
DHSS booklets, in particular ‘Which Benefit?’.
● Thesa benefits are psid at a ftied amount. Check with the ‘Which Benefit?’ koklet
at these smounts are ●ntered correctly. Refer doubtful cases to S/V.
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a. Child bsnefit ●
If this item is blsnk, snd there sre no mplmatory notee use: Code 2 if there is
only one ●ligible child cede 1 and the smount, if there is more then one eligible
child.
If there is a discrepancy betveen the smount of benefit ●nd the number of ●ligible
children accept the amotmt, unless the discrepancy can bs resolved. But if ● child
is aged 00 and there is at least one other sibling receiving banef lt ,~de child
benefit for the child aged 00.
If there is sn interviewer note to say that the informsnt has applimd for, but not
yet received Child Benefit code the benefit. If the claimant is also a lone pdrent
refer to S/V.
formstion should be on the mother’s or mother substitute’s echedule. Transfer as
..ecessary.
?f the mother or mother substitute has refused or is a uroxv interview, child brnefit
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must bs ●xcluded fr- the father’s if it has been record-d there.
However leave child benefit on the father’s schedule, if it ap~ars there, if the
children sre his, and not his —n law wife’s.
(s)(i) One parent increase
Sme informants MSY have included this at (a). Transfer to (i) as riecassary. (This
is not to be confused with sn increase in child bchefit.)
2nformsnts only receive the one perent increase for one child ●nd they must ●lao be
in receipt of child benefit. Informants ●ntitled to the one psrent increase msy have
tbe uriountincludsd in Supplementary Bmnefit, Widow’s or Widowed Uother’s Allowance,
wss widow’s ~nsion, I&tirement psnsion, Invalid Care Allowance or Industrial