A landlord and tenant are involved in a court case over rent arrears. The
landlord has written to the Local Authority claiming that the tenant is in
arrears and also that he believes the tenant is fraudently claiming
housing benefit. The details of these letters has been recorded on a
notepad on the Housing Benefit system. The landlord has given the tenant a
copy of the letter referring to his rent arrears.
The tenant has made a Subject Access Request. Do we have to disclose all
of the notes on the Benefits Notepad ? Do we have to get the permission of
the landlord to disclose the fraud claims ?
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