Textual Amendments
F1S. 133A and cross-heading inserted (26.11.2014 with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2888), regs. 1(1), 9(1)(a)(b)
(1)This section applies to information that is held by—
(a)the Secretary of State; or
(b)a person providing services to the Secretary of State, in connection with the provision of those services,
that relates to an award of universal credit.
(2)Information to which this section applies may be supplied to—
(a)a local housing authority;
(b)a licensing authority; or
(c)a person authorised to exercise any function of a local housing authority or a licensing authority,
for use in connection with obtaining a rent repayment order in respect of an award of universal credit or recovering an amount payable under such an order.
(3)For the purposes of this section—
“licensing authority” means a person designated by order under section 3 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014;
“local housing authority” has the meaning given by section 261 of the Housing Act 2004; and
“rent repayment order” means a rent repayment order as referred to in section 73 or 96 of the Housing Act 2004 or section 32 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014.]