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20. Repayment of monies advanced by way of ancillary State support where deferral of occurrence of relevant event applies.

(1) This section applies where -

(a) payment of ancillary State support has been made in respect of a person receiving care services and the asset concerned is the principal residence of that person,

(b) the death occurs of the person who has been in receipt of care services and in respect of whom the ancillary State support was paid, and

(c) the conditions specified in subsection (2) are met.

(2) The conditions referred to in subsection (1)(c) are:

(a) that -

(i) the asset concerned is the principal residence of the surviving partner of the person who has died; and

(ii) such partner (or the partner's representative) has made a request in the specified form to the Executive for the application of this section in his or her case and such request is made not later than 3 months after the death concerned (or such longer period, not exceeding 6 months after that death, as the Executive thinks appropriate); or

(b) the Executive is satisfied that -