The Social Security (Notification of Changes of Circumstances) Regulations 2010

Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 444

Social Security

The Social Security (Notification of Changes of Circumstances) Regulations 2010

Made

23rd February 2010

Laid before Parliament

1st March 2010

Coming into force

5th April 2010

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 5(1)(j), 6(1)(k), 7A(2)(b), (3)(b) and (4), 111A(1A)(d), (1B)(d), (1D)(c) and (1E)(c), 112(1A)(d), (1B)(d), (1C)(c) and (1D)(c), 189(1), (4) to (7) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1).

In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.

In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, consultation has taken place with organisations which appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.

(1)

1992 c.5. Section 6(1) was amended by paragraph 12(1)(a) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14). Section 7A was inserted by section 71 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30) and subsections (2) and (3) were amended by paragraphs 8 and 12(a) of Schedule 7 to the Employment Act 2002 (c.22) and section 41(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5). Section 111A was inserted by section 13 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c.47) and sub-sections (1A) to (1E) were inserted by sections 1(1), 16(1)(b) and (2) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c.11). Section 112(1A) to (1D) was substituted for subsection (1A) (as inserted by section 14 of the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997), by sections 1(1) and 16(3) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001. Section 189(1) and (4) to (7) was amended by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992, paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997, paragraph 109(a) and (c) to (e) of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14), paragraph 57(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2), and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21). Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribe”. The definition of “prescribe” was amended by paragraphs 2 and 10 of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007.