The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) Regulations 2012

[F1 Supply of relevant information by the Secretary of State E+W+S

5.— (1) The purposes prescribed under section 131(1) of the 2012 Act [F2 in relation to welfare services] (purposes for which the Secretary of State or a person providing services to the Secretary of State may supply relevant information to a qualifying person) are—

[F3 (a) determining a person’s eligibility or continued eligibility for—

(i) a disabled person’s badge;

(ii) assistance under the healthy start scheme; or

(iii) local welfare provision;]

(b) determining whether to make to any person any grant or payment listed in paragraph (2) and if so the amount of any such grant or payment;

(c) determining whether a person applying for or receiving a welfare service listed in paragraph (3) is liable to contribute towards the cost of that service and if so the amount of that contribution; F4 ...

[F5 (d) where the qualifying person is a local authority in England—

(i) identifying households eligible for support under a troubled families programme;

(ii) providing appropriate types of advice, support and assistance to members of such households under such programmes; and

(iii) monitoring and evaluating such programmes;]

[F6 (e) discharging any functions under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 or (in Scotland) Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987; F7 ...

(f) identifying, and providing appropriate types of advice, support and assistance to, persons in receipt of a relevant social security benefit who are or may be affected by—

(i) the benefit cap;

(ii) regulations relating to under-occupation.]

[F8 (g) where the qualifying person is a social landlord and the relevant information is limited to information referred to in paragraph (3A), determining whether a universal credit claimant, whose award includes or is likely to include a housing costs element in respect of accommodation provided by that social landlord, needs advice, assistance or support in relation to managing their financial affairs;

(h) where the qualifying person is listed in regulation 10(1)(e) and the Secretary of State or any qualifying person listed in regulation 10(1)(e) determines that a universal credit claimant needs advice, assistance or support under a universal support initiative—

(i) providing such advice, assistance or support to that person; and

(ii) monitoring and evaluating the provision of such advice, assistance or support. ]  

[F9 ; and

(i) where the qualifying person is Careers Wales—

(i) identifying persons in Wales aged 18 or over but under 25 who are not in employment and not receiving either education or training;

(ii) providing advice, assistance and support to such persons;

(iii) monitoring and evaluating the provision of such advice, assistance and support.]

(2) The grants and payments referred to in paragraph (1)(b) are—

(a) a disability adaptation grant;

(b) a disabled facilities grant;

(c) a discretionary housing payment.

(3) The welfare services referred to in paragraph (1)(c) are—

(a) housing support services;

(b) the provision of domiciliary care;

(c) the provision of residential care.

[F10 (3A) The information referred to in paragraph (1)(g) is information confirming—

(a) the identity of the universal credit claimant;

(b) that the universal credit claimant has a tenancy with the social landlord;

(c) the date on which the universal credit claimant made a claim for or was awarded universal credit; or

(d) in a case where universal credit has been awarded to the universal credit claimant—

(i) the date on which the next payment of universal credit is due to be paid;

(ii) whether the next payment is the first payment under the award; or

(iii) the amount of housing costs element in the next payment under the award.]

(4) In this regulation—

(a) “disability adaptation grant” means a grant paid under Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 M1 to assist with the adaptation of a house for a disabled person to make it suitable for the accommodation, welfare or employment of that person;

(b) “disabled facilities grant” means a grant paid under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 M2 ;

(c) “discretionary housing payment” means a payment made pursuant to regulation 2(1) of the Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001 M3 ;

(d) “domiciliary care” means care or assistance of any description provided to an adult person by reason of their age, health or any disability, whether provided continuously or not and whether or not provided at a place where they live, but excludes care or assistance provided to a person in residential care.

[F11 (e) “housing costs element” means an amount in respect of housing costs which is included in an award of universal credit under section 11 of the 2012 Act.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 2A inserted (15.11.2017) by The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1016), regs. 1, 2(2)(b)

F2 Words in reg. 5(1) inserted (11.2.2013) by The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/41), regs. 1, 2(4)

F3 Reg. 5(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) Amendment and Prescribed Bodies Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/454), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(a)

F4 Word in reg. 5(1)(c) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) Amendment and Prescribed Bodies Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/454), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(b)

F5 Reg. 5(1)(d) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) Amendment and Prescribed Bodies Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/454), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(c)

F6 Reg. 5(1)(e)(f) added (1.4.2013) by The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) Amendment and Prescribed Bodies Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/454), regs. 1(2), 3(3)(d)

F7 Word in reg. 5(1)(e) omitted (15.11.2017) by virtue of The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1016), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)

F8 Reg. 5(1)(g)(h) inserted (13.2.2015) by The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/46), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)

F9 Reg. 5(1)(i) and word inserted (15.11.2017) by The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1016), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)

F10 Reg. 5(3A) inserted (13.2.2015) by The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/46), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)

F11 Reg. 5(4)(e) inserted (13.2.2015) by The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/46), regs. 1, 2(3)(c)

Marginal Citations

M1 2006 asp. 1.

M2 1996 c.53 as amended by the Housing Act 2004 (c.34).

M3 S.I. 2001/1167.