17.—(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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(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].
Textual Amendments
F1Words 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)
F2Reg. 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)
F3Words 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
F4Reg. 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)
F5Word 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)
F6Words 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)
F7Words 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)