PART IIIPAYMENTS

F1Information relating to awards of benefit32B

1

Where an authority or person to whom paragraph (2) applies has arranged with the Secretary of State for the authority or person to receive claims for a specified benefit or obtain information or evidence relating to claims for a specified benefit in accordance with regulation 4 or 4D, the authority or person may—

a

receive information or evidence which relates to an award of that benefit and which is supplied by—

i

the person to whom the award has been made; or

ii

other persons in connection with the award,

and shall forward it to the Secretary of State as soon as reasonably practicable;

b

verify any information or evidence supplied; and

c

record the information or evidence supplied and hold it (whether as supplied or recorded) for the purpose of forwarding it to the Secretary of State.

2

This paragraph applies to—

a

a local authority administering housing benefit F3...;

b

a county council in England;

c

a person providing services to a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b);

d

a person authorised to exercise any function of a local authority relating to housing benefit F4...;

e

a person authorised to exercise any function a county council in England has under section 7A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

3

In paragraph (1), “specified benefit” means one or more of the following benefits—

a

attendance allowance;

F6b

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F6c

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d

carer's allowance;

e

disability living allowance;

ee

F2employment and support allowance;

f

incapacity benefit;

g

income support;

h

jobseeker's allowance;

i

retirement pension;

j

state pension credit;

k

widowed parent's allowance;

l

winter fuel payment.

F5m

state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014.