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Regulation 17 Prescribed purposes relating to a relevant social security benefitF1F2

(1)

This regulation applies to relevant information held by a qualifying person for any purpose listed in regulation 16.

(2)

The purposes set out in paragraph (3) are prescribed under section 131(2) of the 2012 Act as purposes for which the information may be supplied to the Secretary of State or a person providing services to the Secretary of State.

(3)

Those purposes are—

(a)

in relation to the purposes prescribed in regulation 16(a) and (b), any purpose connected with the administration of universal credit;

(b)

in relation to any purpose prescribed in regulation 16(c)—

(i)

any purpose connected with providing appropriate types of advice, support and assistance to a person in connection with their receipt of a relevant social security benefit; and

(ii)

any purpose connected with monitoring and evaluating the effect of participation in a troubled families programme on receipt of a relevant social security benefit.

(F3c)

in relation to either of the purposes prescribed in regulation 16(d)—

(i)

providing advice, assistance or support to a universal credit claimant under a universal support initiative; and

(ii)

monitoring and evaluating the provision of such advice, assistance or support. 

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 4 added (11.2.2013) by The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/41), regs. 1, 2(5)

F2

Pt. 5 added (1.4.2013) by The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) Amendment and Prescribed Bodies Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/454), regs. 1(2), 3(16)

F3

Reg. 17(3)(c) inserted (13.2.2015) by The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/46), regs. 1, 2(8)