The Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

• sections 2A, 2B, 189(1), (4) to (6) and (7A) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 19921,

• sections 123(1)(a), 124(1)(e), 137(1), and 175(1) to (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19922,

• sections 6(2) and (4), 7(4), 8(2)(d)(ii), 19(8)(a), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of, and paragraphs 8 and 10(1)(a) and (2)(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 19953,

• sections 2(4)(a), 4(6)(a) and 24(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 20074.

The Secretary of State referred the proposals for these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee5.