Section 99 — Welfare Reform Act 2012: Powers to require information relating to claims and awards

Powers to require information relating to claims and awards 99 1 Section 5 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (regulations about claims and payments) is amended as follows.

2 In subsection (1), paragraphs (h) and (hh) (powers to make provision requiring the furnishing of information or evidence) are repealed.

3 After that subsection there is inserted— 1A Regulations may make provision for requiring a person of a prescribed description to supply any information or evidence which is, or could be, relevant to—

a a claim or award relating to a benefit to which this section applies, or b potential claims or awards relating to such a benefit.

4 Subsection (3A) is repealed.

5 In section 22 of the Social Security Act 1998 (suspension for failure to furnish information etc), in subsection (3), for “subsection (1)(hh) of section 5” there is substituted “ section 5(1A) ” .