Council Tax arrears are one of a number of items for which deductions from means-tested JSA and Income Support can be made under the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987. Together with fines and some of these items, permission is not needed from the claimant (though there are various other rules). I guess that means the power exists to make the disclosure at both ends of the chain. Whether that makes the disclosure of the NI No a benefit purpose or necessary to the collection of Council Tax arrears I wouldn't like to say!
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