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The Social Security (Claims and Information) Regulations 1999

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Partners of claimants

17.—(1) The social security information specified in paragraph (4) may be supplied by a relevant authority to the partner of a claimant for a qualifying benefit where paragraph (3) is satisfied.

(2) The qualifying benefits are—

(a)a jobseeker’s allowance;

(b)income support;

(c)incapacity benefit;

(d)severe disablement allowance.

(3) This paragraph is satisfied where—

(a)one or more of the qualifying benefits is or has been payable to the claimant;

(b)the benefit which is or has been payable includes an increase in respect of a partner; and

(c)the partner of the person entitled to the benefit payable is aged 50 or over.

(4) The information which may be supplied is—

(a)that a qualifying benefit is or has been payable to the claimant;

(b)the period for which the qualifying benefit has been payable.

(5) In this regulation, partner means one member of a married or unmarried couple of which the claimant is also a member.

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