Regulation 7 Using purposes connected with welfare services and housing benefit

(1)

This regulation applies to relevant information held by a qualifying person for any purpose listed in regulation 6 except the F1purposes listed in regulation 6(1)(a)(ii), (iv) or (d).

(2)

The purposes set out in paragraph (3) are prescribed—

(a)

under section 131(3)(a) of the 2012 Act as purposes for which the information may be used by that qualifying person; and

(b)

subject to regulation 11, under section 131(3)(b) of the 2012 Act as purposes for use in relation to which the information may be supplied by that qualifying person to another qualifying person.

(3)

The purposes are any purposes connected with—

F2(a)

the purposes referred to in regulation 6(1)(a)(i) or (iii), (b), (c), (e), (h) or (i);

(b)

applying any of the following regulations—

(i)

regulation 13C(5) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (cases where a maximum rent (LHA) is not to be determined);

(ii)

regulation 96(3) or (3A) of the Housing Benefit Regulations M1 (circumstances in which payment may be made to a landlord);

(iii)

regulation 13C(5) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (cases where a maximum rent (LHA) is not to be determined);

(iv)

regulation 77(3) or (3A) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations M2 (circumstances in which payment may be made to a landlord);

(c)

determining whether the qualifying person who uses the information or to whom it is supplied holds other relevant information about a F3person in receipt of a relevant social security benefit for any purpose prescribed in regulation 6.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 7(1) substituted (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(5)(a)
F2: Reg. 7(3)(a) substituted (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(5)(b)
F3: Words in reg. 7(3)(c) substituted (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(5)(c)

Marginal citations

M1: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2007/2868 and 2010/2835.
M2: Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2007/2868 and 2010/2835.

Notes on Part 3

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Pt. 3 heading inserted (8.11.2021) by The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1129), regs. 1(1), 2(2)
F2: Word in Pt. 3 omitted (11.2.2013) by virtue of The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/41), regs. 1, 2(3)