The Social Security (Welfare to Work) Regulations 1998

Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 2231

SOCIAL SECURITY

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The Social Security (Welfare to Work) Regulations 1998

Made

10th September 1998

Laid before Parliament

14th September 1998

Coming into force

5th October 1998

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30C(4)(b), 47(6), 68(11)(b)(i), (ca) and (cc), 123(1)(d) and (e), 131(10), 135(1), 137(1), 171A, 171C, 171D, 171E, 171G(2) and 175(1) to (4) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 4 and 12 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994(2), section 4(5) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(3) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(4), and agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it(5), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 4. Section 30C was inserted by section 3(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18). Section 68 was amended by section 9 of, and paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 to, that Act. Section 123(1)(d) was inserted, section 131 was substituted, and section 137 was amended, with respect to council tax benefit, by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14). Sections 171A and 171C were inserted by section 5, and sections 171D, 171E and 171G were inserted by section 6(1), of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act. Sections 171G(2) and 137(1) are cited because of the meaning assigned to the word “prescribed”.

(2)

1994 c. 18.

(3)

1995 c. 18.

(4)

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 176(1).

(5)

See the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), section 173(1)(b).