The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2013 No.

Social Security

The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013

Made

Coming into force

29th April 2013

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1)(c), (2A) and (3B)(a), 4(1)(b), (2) and (4), 5(3), 6A(5), 6B(2), 6D(4), 6E(3) and (5), 6F(1), 6H(1)(a), (5) and (6), 6I, 6J(2)(a), (5) and (7), 6K(4), (5) and (9), 12(1) to (4)(a) and (b), 35(1) and (3) and 36(2) to (4) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995(1), sections 5(1)(i) and (j) and (1A), 189(4), (5) and (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2), sections 171D, 171G(2) and 175(3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(3) and paragraphs 2(3) and 3 of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012(4).

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(5).

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

1995 c.18. Section 2(1) was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30), paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 and Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c.24) and Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5). Section 2(2A) and (3B) was inserted by section 12 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009. Section 4(1) was amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and S.I. 2006/343. Section 5(3) was amended by Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Sections 6A to 6K were inserted by section 49(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Those definitions were amended by paragraph 62 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c.2). Section 36(4) was amended by paragraph 63 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999.

(2)

1992 c.5. Section 5(1)(j) was amended by section 98 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Section 5(1A) was inserted by section 99 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Section 189(4), (5) and (6) was amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14). Section 191 is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5).

(3)

1992 c.4. Sections 171D and 171G were inserted by section 6 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c.18). Section 171G(2) is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribed”. Section 175(4) was amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 and paragraph 36 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994.

(4)

2012 c.5.

(5)

See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.