Data sharing agreement to allow confirmation of Income Support benefits paid to households participating in the Income Distribution Survey.

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A decision made (29/05/2009) regarding: Data sharing agreement to allow confirmation of Income Support benefits paid to households participating in the Income Distribution Survey.

Decision Reference: MD-S-2009-0019
Decision Summary Title :	Income Distribution Survey		Date of Decision Summary:	5 May 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Sue Duhamel, Policy and Strategy Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Data Sharing Agreement with States Statistics Unit – Income Distribution Survey		Date of Written Report:	5 May 2009
Written Report Author:	Janice Waddell, Compliance and Governance Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Data sharing agreement to allow confirmation of Income Support benefits paid to households participating in the Income Distribution Survey.
Decision(s): The Minister decided to sign a data sharing agreement providing for the exchange of information in respect of Income Support benefit payments paid to households participating in the Income Distribution Survey undertaken by the States Statistics Unit.
Reason(s) for Decision: The States Statistics Unit is undertaking an Income Distribution Survey. In order to gather accurate information regarding the level of Income Support benefit payments, survey participants will be given the option of authorising the Statistics Unit to collect this information directly from the Social Security Department, subject to the terms of the data sharing agreement. There will be no exchange of data between the two departments without the specific authorisation of the claimant.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications for the Social Security Department.
Action required: The Minister for Social Security to sign a Data Sharing Agreement with the Chief Minister in respect of the restricted sharing of relevant information.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):