Part VIIInformation
F1Universal Credit information
133AF1Supply of universal credit information
1
This section applies to information that is held by—
a
the Secretary of State; or
b
a person providing services to the Secretary of State, in connection with the provision of those services,
that relates to an award of universal credit.
2
Information to which this section applies may be supplied to—
a
a local housing authority;
b
a licensing authority; or
c
a person authorised to exercise any function of a local housing authority or a licensing authority,
for use in connection with obtaining a rent repayment order in respect of an award of universal credit or recovering an amount payable under such an order.
3
For the purposes of this section—
“licensing authority” means a person designated by order under section 3 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014;
“local housing authority” has the meaning given by section 261 of the Housing Act 2004; and
“rent repayment order” means a rent repayment order as referred to in section 73 or 96 of the Housing Act 2004 or section 32 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014.
S. 133A and cross-heading inserted (26.11.2014 with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2888), regs. 1(1), 9(1)(a)(b)