Section 9 Sharing of social security information

If it appears to the Department for Social Development that the Department requires any relevant information for a relevant purpose, the Department for Social Development or a person providing services to that Department may provide that information to—

If it appears to the Department for Social Development that the Housing Executive requires any relevant information for a relevant purpose, the Department for Social Development or a person providing services to that Department may provide that information to—

In this section—

• “relevant information” means information which—

  1. (a)

     relates to social security, and

  2. (b)

     is held by or available to the Department for Social Development or a person providing services to that Department;

• “relevant purpose” means—

  1. (a)

     identifying persons who may be entitled to a relevant reduction or rebate;

  2. (b)

     encouraging or assisting persons to apply for or to claim a relevant reduction or rebate;

  3. (c)

     advising persons in relation to an application or claim for a relevant reduction or rebate;

  4. (d)

     administering rebates under Article 31A of the principal Order or a relevant scheme;

• “relevant reduction or rebate” means—

  1. (a)

     a reduction under Article 30A of the principal Order (rate relief in respect of dwellings), or

  2. (b)

     a rebate under Article 31A of the principal Order (rate rebates for certain hereditaments with special facilities for persons with a disability);

• “relevant scheme” means a scheme made under Article 30A of the principal Order.