Regulation 17 Partners of claimants

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The social security information specified in paragraph (4) may be supplied by a relevant authority to the partner of a claimant for a qualifying benefit where F1one or more of the qualifying benefits has been payable to the claimant for at least six months.

(2)

The qualifying benefits are—

(a)

a jobseeker’s allowance;

(b)

income support;

(c)

incapacity benefit;

(d)

severe disablement allowance F2;

(e)

F3carer’s allowance.

F4(3)

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(4)

The information which may be supplied is—

(a)

that a qualifying benefit is or has been payable to the claimant;

(b)

the period for which the qualifying benefit has been payable.

(5)

In this regulation, F5“partner” means one member of F6a couple of which the claimant is also a member F7, and “couple” has the same meaning as in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 17(1) substituted (23.4.2001) by The Social Security (Claims and Information and Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) Amendment Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1189), regs. 1, 2(a)
F2: Reg. 17(2)(e) inserted (23.4.2001) by The Social Security (Claims and Information and Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) Amendment Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1189), regs. 1, 2(b)
F3: Words in reg. 17(2)(e) substituted (1.4.2003) by The Social Security Amendment (Carer's Allowance) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2497), reg. 1(b), Sch. 2 paras. 1, 2
F4: Reg. 17(3) omitted (23.4.2001) by virtue of The Social Security (Claims and Information and Work-focused Interviews for Lone Parents) Amendment Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1189), regs. 1, 2(c)
F5: Word in reg. 17(5) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2877), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 31(a) (with art. 3)
F6: Words in reg. 17(5) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2877), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 31(b) (with art. 3)
F7: Words in reg. 17(5) inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2877), art. 1, Sch. 3 para. 31(c) (with art. 3)