The Social Fund and Social Fund Officers

Part of Orders of the Day — Social Security Bill – in the House of Commons at 6:15 pm on 23 July 1986.

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Lords amendment: No. 58, in page 43, line 13, at end insert— (11A) A person applying for a social fund payment may appeal to a social security appeal tribunal constituted in accordance with section 97(2) to (2E) of the Social Security Act 1975 against any determination of a social fund officer with respect to the application.(11B) On an appeal under subsection (11A) above the appeal tribunal may—

  1. (a) confirm the determination appealed against;
  2. (b) substitute for that determination any other determination which a social fund officer could have made; or
  3. (c) if the appeal is against a determination under subsection (3) or (4) above, set aside that determination."—[Mr. Newton.]