Regulation 66 Payment in respect of loss of purchasing power
(1) Payment in respect of the loss of purchasing power shall be made to a person who makes a claim for benefit (including any increase thereof) where -
(a) the payment of his or her claim is delayed for a period exceeding 12 months, and
(b) a deciding officer or an appeals officer, decides that the delay was due solely or mainly to circumstances within the control of the Department of Social and Family Affairs, and
(c) the person has not contributed to the delay.
(2) A payment under sub-article (1) shall be made in respect of such period as a deciding officer or an appeals officer decides that the delay continued, having regard to the facts of the case.