Part 3

Social security administration: general

Benefit fraud

Local authority functions relating to benefit: information
48
1
Section 122C of the Administration Act (supply of information to authorities administering benefit) is amended as follows—
a
in subsection (2) at the end insert
“ or for the purposes of anything the authority is permitted to do in relation to any other benefit by virtue of section 110A or 116A above ”
;
b
in subsection (3)(a) for “offences relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit” substitute
“ benefit offences (within the meaning of Part 6 above) ”
.
2
Section 122D of that Act (supply of information by authorities administering benefit) is amended as follows—
a
in subsection (1), for “benefit administration information” substitute
“ relevant benefit information ”
;
b
in subsection (2A), after “subsection (2)” insert
“ , in addition to any other purpose for which the information may be used, ”
;
c
for subsection (4) substitute—
4
In subsection (1)
“
relevant benefit information
”, in relation to an authority or other person, means any information which is relevant to the exercise of any function relating to a relevant social security benefit by the authority or other person.
;
d
in subsection (5), in each place where it occurs for “housing benefit or council tax benefit” substitute
“ any relevant social security benefit ”
;
e
in subsection (6), after the definition of “private pensions policy” insert—
“
relevant social security benefit
” has the same meaning as in section 121DA above;
.
3
Section 122E of that Act (supply of information between authorities administering benefit) is amended as follows—
a
in subsection (1) for “benefit administration information” substitute
“ relevant benefit information ”
;
b
in subsection (2)(a) for “offences relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit” substitute
“ benefit offences (within the meaning of Part 6 above) ”
;
c
for subsection (6) substitute—
6
In this section “
relevant benefit information
”, in relation to an authority or other person, means any information which is relevant to the exercise of any function relating to a relevant social security benefit (within the meaning of section 121DA above) by the authority or other person.
4
In section 126A of that Act (power to require information from landlords and agents), in subsection (8) for “benefit administration information” substitute “ relevant benefit information ”.
S. 48(1)-(3) repealed (1.4.2013 for specified purposes) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 1; S.I. 2013/358, art. 8(c), Sch. 4 (with arts. 9, 10, Sch. 5)