The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006

Supply of information – extended payments (qualifying contributory benefits)

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[F197.—(1) This regulation applies for the purposes of section 122E(3) of the Administration Act (duty of an authority to supply information to another authority).

(2) Information must be disclosed by one authority to another where—

(a)there is a mover who is or was in receipt of housing benefit from Authority “A”;

(b)either the mover’s new dwelling is within the area of another Authority “B” or the mover is liable or treated as liable to make payments in respect of the new dwelling to housing authority B; and

(c)the mover is entitled to an extended payment (qualifying contributory benefits) in accordance with regulation 53 of these Regulations or regulation 73 of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006.

(3) Authority A shall disclose to Authority B—

(a)the amount of the extended payment (qualifying contributory benefits) calculated in accordance with regulation 53C(2) of these Regulations or regulation 73C(2) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (amount of extended payment – movers);

(b)the date that entitlement to the extended payment will commence or has commenced;

(c)the date that entitlement to the extended payment ceased or will cease;

(d)the date of the move from Authority A to Authority B;

(e)where the extended payment will be paid by Authority A to Authority B in accordance with regulation 53C(3)(a) of these Regulations or regulation 73C(3)(a) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (payment of the extended payment to the second authority)—

(i)the amount that Authority A will pay to Authority B in accordance with that paragraph; and

(ii)any other information required by Authority B to enable Authority A to make the payment in accordance with that paragraph; and

(f)if any deduction was being made in respect of a recoverable overpayment.

(4) Authority B shall disclose to Authority A—

(a)if a mover’s liability to make payments for the new dwelling is to Authority B; and

(b)where the extended payment will be paid by Authority A to Authority B in accordance with regulation 53C(3)(a) of these Regulations or regulation 73C(3)(a) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006—

(i)any information required by Authority A to enable Authority A to make the payment in accordance with that paragraph; and

(ii)the date on which Authority B receives any such payment.]

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