13.—(1) The social security information specified in paragraph (3) may be supplied by a relevant authority to the partner of a claimant for a qualifying benefit where one or more of the qualifying benefits is or has been payable to the claimant for at least 6 months.
(2) The qualifying benefits are—
(a)a jobseeker’s allowance;
(b)income support;
(c)incapacity benefit;
(d)severe disablement allowance;
(e)invalid care allowance.
(3) 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.
(4) In this regulation, “partner” means one member of a married or unmarried couple of which the claimant is also a member.