Completely unreasonable but not uncommon. Only leeway we can see is that if payment of CHB were suspended pending a final decision then 15(2), IS Regs would apply (since no-one is in receipt of CHB) to treat as responsible the person with whom the child normally lives, at which point IS entitlement could begin. I understand, but have no source, that CHB is often suspended when competing claims are made, after the initial 3 weeks which are allowed for the existing claimant.
Richard Atkinson
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