The Social Security (Equalisation of State Pension Age) Regulations 2009

Preamble

SCHEDULE Enactments conferring powers under which these Regulations are made

The following provisions of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1)—

(a) subsection (1)(a), (d) and (e) of section 123(2) (income-related benefits);

(b) subsections (2) to (4) of section 130A(3) (appropriate maximum housing benefit);

(c) subsection (1) of section 135(4) (the applicable amount);

(d) subsections (3) and (5)(b) of section 136 (income and capital);

(e) subsection (1) of section 137(5) (interpretation of Part 7 and supplementary provisions);

(f) subsections (2) and (4) of section 138(6) (payments out of the social fund);

(g) subsections (1), (3) and (4) of section 175(7) (regulations, orders and schemes).

The following provisions of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(8)—

(h) subsection (1)(a) to (d), (i) and (p) of section 5 (regulations about claims for and payments of benefit);

(i) subsections (1)(a) to (d) of section 6 (regulations about council tax benefits administration);

(j) subsection (1), (4) and (5) of section 189 (regulations and orders - general);

(k) section 191 (interpretation - general).

The following provisions of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994(9)—

(l) subsections (1), (5) and (7) of section 4 (power to provide for the transition to incapacity benefit);

(m) subsection (1) of section 12 (general power to make transitional and consequential provision).

The following provisions of the Jobseekers Act 1995(10)—

(n) subsection (5) of section 4 (amount payable by way of a jobseeker’s allowance);

(o) subsection (3) of section 5 (duration of a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance);

(p) subsections (1) and (4)(b) of section 12 (income and capital: general);

(q) subsection (1) of section 35 (interpretation);

(r) subsections (1), (2) and (4) of section 36 (regulations and orders);

(s) paragraph 8A(1) of Schedule 1 (supplementary provisions).

The following provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(11)—

(t) subsection (6)(b) of section 15 (income and capital);

(u) subsection (1) of section 17 (other interpretation provisions);

(v) subsection (1) of section 19 (regulations and orders).

The following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(12)—

(w) subsections (1) and (3)(b) of section 17 (income and capital: general);

(x) section 18 (disqualification);

(y) subsection (1) of section 24 (interpretation of Part 1).

(1)

1992 c. 4.

(2)

Section 123 was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), paragraph 1(1) and (2) of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5) and S.I. 2002/1397.

(3)

Section 130A was inserted by section 30(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5).

(4)

Section 135 was amended by Schedule 6 to the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21).

(5)

Section 137 is cited due to the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”. There are no relevant amendments.

(6)

Section 138(4) is cited due to the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

(7)

Section 175 was amended by paragraph 29 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).

(8)

1992 c. 5. Relevant amendments to section 6(1) are by paragraph 12(1)(a) and (b) of Schedule 9 and by Schedule 14 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14). Section 189(1) was amended by paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) and by Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21). Section 189(1), (4) and (5) was amended by paragraph 109 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14). Section 191 is cited due to the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

(9)

1994 c. 18.

(10)

1995 c. 18. Paragraph 8A of Schedule 1 was inserted by paragraph 16(2) of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). Section 35(1) is cited due to the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

(11)

2002 c.16. Section 17 is cited due to the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

(12)

2007 c. 5. Section 24(1) is cited due to the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.