Part VIIInformation
The Housing Executive
F1116DSupply of information by the Housing Executive.
(1)
The Department or the Secretary of State may require—
(a)
the Housing Executive; or
(b)
a person authorised to exercise any function of the Housing Executive relating to housing benefit,
to supply benefit administration information held by the Executive or other person to, or to a person providing services to, the Department or the Secretary of State for use for any purpose relating to social security F2, child support F3, employment or training, private pensions policy or retirement planning .
(2)
The Department or the Secretary of State may require—
(a)
the Housing Executive; or
(b)
a person authorised to exercise any function of the Housing Executive relating to housing benefit,
to supply benefit policy information held by the Executive or other person to, or to a person providing services to, the Department or the Secretary of State.
F4(2A)
Information supplied under subsection (2) may be used for any purpose relating to private pensions policy or retirement planning.
(3)
Information shall be supplied under subsection (1) or (2) above in such manner and form, and in accordance with such requirements, as may be F5specified in directions given by the Department or, as the case may be, the Secretary of State.
(4)
In subsection (1) above “benefit administration information”, in relation to the Housing Executive or other person, means any information which is relevant to the exercise of any function relating to housing benefit by the Executive or other person.
(5)
In subsection (2) above “benefit policy information” means any information which may be relevant to the Department or the Secretary of State—
(a)
in preparing estimates of likely future expenditure on housing benefit; or
(b)
in developing policy relating to housing benefit.
F6(6)
In this section—
“private pensions policy” means policy relating to occupational pension schemes or personal pension schemes;
“retirement planning” means promoting financial planning for retirement.