Part VIIHomelessness
Eligibility for assistance
187Provision of information by Secretary of State
1
The Secretary of State shall, at the request of a local housing authority, provide the authority with such information as they may require—
a
as to whether a person is or has become an asylum-seeker, or a dependant of an asylum-seeker, and
b
to enable them to determine whether such a person is eligible for assistance under this Part under section 185 (persons from abroad not eligible for housing assistance).
2
Where that information is given otherwise than in writing, the Secretary of State shall confirm it in writing if a written request is made to him by the authority.
3
If it appears to the Secretary of State that any application, decision or other change of circumstances has affected the status of a person about whom information was previously provided by him to a local housing authority under this section, he shall inform the authority in writing of that fact, the reason for it and the date on which the previous information became inaccurate.