The Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

Using purposes connected with welfare services and housing benefit

7.—(1) This regulation applies to relevant information held by a qualifying person for any purpose listed in regulation 6 except the purpose listed in regulation 6(1)(a)(ii) or (iv).

(2) The purposes set out in paragraph (3) are prescribed—

(a) under Article 121(3)(a) of the 2015 Order as purposes for which the information may be used by that qualifying person; and

(b) under Article 121(3)(b) of the 2015 Order as purposes for use in relation to which the information may be supplied by that qualifying person to another qualifying person.

(3) The purposes are any purposes connected with—

(a) the purposes referred to in regulation 6(1)(a)(i), (iii), (v) or (vi), (b), (c), (d), (g) or (h);

(b) applying any of the following regulations—

(i) regulation 14C(5) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (when a maximum rent (LHA) is to be determined);

(ii) regulation 93(3) of the Housing Benefit Regulations (circumstances in which payment may be made to a landlord or the Department of Finance and Personnel);

(iii) regulation 14C(5) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (when a maximum rent (LHA) is to be determined);

(iv) regulation 74(3) of the Housing Benefit (State Pension Credit) Regulations (circumstances in which payment may be made to a landlord or the Department of Finance and Personnel);

(c) determining whether the qualifying person who uses the information or to whom it is supplied holds other relevant information about a person in receipt of a relevant social security benefit for any purpose prescribed in regulation 6.