[F1Information relating to awards of benefitE+W+S
32B.—(1) Where an authority or person to whom paragraph (2) applies has arranged with the Secretary of State for the authority or person to receive claims for a specified benefit or obtain information or evidence relating to claims for a specified benefit in accordance with regulation 4 or 4D, the authority or person may—
(a)receive information or evidence which relates to an award of that benefit and which is supplied by—
(i)the person to whom the award has been made; or
(ii)other persons in connection with the award,
and shall forward it to the Secretary of State as soon as reasonably practicable;
(b)verify any information or evidence supplied; and
(c)record the information or evidence supplied and hold it (whether as supplied or recorded) for the purpose of forwarding it to the Secretary of State.
(2) This paragraph applies to—
(a)a local authority administering housing benefit F2...;
(b)a county council in England;
(c)a person providing services to a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b);
(d)a person authorised to exercise any function of a local authority relating to housing benefit F3...;
(e)a person authorised to exercise any function a county council in England has under section 7A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
(3) In paragraph (1), “specified benefit” means one or more of the following benefits—
(a)attendance allowance;
F4(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F4(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)carer's allowance;
(e)disability living allowance;
(ee)[F5employment and support allowance;]
(f)incapacity benefit;
(g)income support;
(h)jobseeker's allowance;
(i)retirement pension;
(j)state pension credit;
(k)widowed parent's allowance;
(l)winter fuel payment.]
[F6(m)state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 32B inserted (31.10.2007) by The Social Security (Claims and Information) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2911), regs. 1(1), 6(5)
F2Words in reg. 32B(2)(a) revoked (1.4.2013) by The Council Tax Benefit Abolition (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/458), reg. 1, Sch. 1
F3Words in reg. 32B(2)(d) revoked (1.4.2013) by The Council Tax Benefit Abolition (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/458), reg. 1, Sch. 1
F4Reg. 32B(3)(b)(c) omitted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1-3 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/422), arts. 1(2), 10(11)
F5Reg. 32B(3)(ee) inserted (13.7.2009) by The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1490), regs. 1, 2(7)
F6Reg. 32B(3)(m) inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1985), arts. 1(2)(b), 9(16)