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Use of social housing benefit and student information : Contents

Introduction

Work and Income, Senior Services and StudyLink collect information from various sources for different purposes.

Generally, information can only be used for the purpose for which it was gathered.

Information gathered for social housing and benefit purposes

Information gathered for social housing purposes and for benefit purposes can be used to perform the functions, duties and powers in each of these areas.

For example:

  • information obtained for housing purposes can be used for assessing benefits and entitlement to benefits
  • information obtained for benefit purposes can be used for assessing housing entitlement and Income Related Rent

Use of Student Allowance (including Accommodation Benefit) and Student Loan information for social housing assistance (and vice versa)

Information gathered for student assistance purposes and information gathered for social housing purposes can also be used to perform the functions, duties and powers in each of these areas.

For example:

  • information obtained for social housing purposes can be used for assessing eligibility and entitlement to student assistance
  • information obtained for student assistance purposes can be used for assessing social housing entitlement and Income Related Rent

For more information see:

Legislation

  • Power of agency to use information section 126 Public and Community Housing Management Act 1992
  • Use of information held by MSD clause 5, Schedule 9 Education and Training Act 2020
  • Information privacy principle 10(1)(e)(i) - Limits on use of personal information, Information privacy principles section 22 Privacy Act 2020
  • Review of entitlement to, or rate of, benefit granted part 6, subpart 3 Social Security Act 2018
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