The Social Security (Habitual Residence) Amendment Regulations 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 1232

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Habitual Residence) Amendment Regulations 2004

Made

28th April 2004

Laid before Parliament

30th April 2004

Coming into force

1st May 2004

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 131(3)(b), 135(1) and (2), 137(1) and (2)(i) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 4(5), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(2) and section 1(5)(a) and 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(3) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with such organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned in so far as they relate to housing benefit and council tax benefit(4) and after reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee(5), hereby makes the following Regulations:

(1)

1992 c. 4; sections 123, 131, 135 and 137 were amended with respect to council tax benefit, by Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), paragraphs 1(1), 4, 8 and 9. Section 137(1) is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”.

(2)

1995 c. 18; section 35(1) is cited because of the meaning given to the words “applicable amount”, “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(3)

2002 c. 16; section 17(1) is cited for the meaning given to the word “prescribed”.

(4)

See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) which was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

(5)

See section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5); paragraph 67 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.