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.