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Ministerial Direction - Disability Allowance : Contents

Clause 3. When verification not required

Unofficial consolidated version of the Ministerial Direction - Disability Allowance
-- as at 1 July 2026

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When verification not required

When reviewing a person's entitlement to any disability allowance,-

(1)

You need not require the applicant to provide verification for any particular expense if you are satisfied that-

(a)

the matters in clause 2(1)(a) to (c) still apply to that expense having regard to the matters in clauses 4 to 6; and

(b)

the amount of the expense has not changed or has decreased.

(2)

You need not, for a reasonable period during or after the actions or event stated in clause 3(2)(d), require the applicant to provide verification for any particular expense if-

(a)

(revoked)

(b)

(revoked)

(c)

(revoked)

(d)

any of the circumstances prescribed in regulation 176G(2)(c) to (f) of the Social Security Regulations 2018 apply.