SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Welfare benefits: minor and consequential amendments

Part VIIIAdministration of benefits

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1

In each of the provisions of the Administration Act to which this paragraph applies—

a

any reference to a person authorised to exercise any function of a relevant authority relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit shall include a reference to a person providing services to a relevant authority which relate to such a benefit; and

b

any reference to the exercise of any function relating to such a benefit shall include a reference to the provision of any services so relating.

2

This paragraph applies to the following provisions of the Administration Act—

a

section 110A (appointment of inspectors by authorities administering housing benefit or council tax benefit);

b

sections 122C, 122D and 122E (supply of information in connection with administration of housing benefit or council tax benefit);

c

section 126A (power to require information from landlords etc. in connection with claims for housing benefit);

d

section 182B (information about redirection of post); and

e

Schedule 4 (persons covered by offence relating to unauthorised disclosures).

3

In this paragraph “relevant authority” means an authority administering housing benefit or council tax benefit.