The Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 665

Social Security

The Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Made

19th March 2013

Laid before Parliament

21st March 2013

Coming into force

1st April 2013

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(d), 130A(2) to (5), 137(1) and (2)(h) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1).

The Secretary of State has not referred proposals in respect of these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee, as it appears to him that by reason of the urgency of the matter it is inexpedient to do so(2).

The Secretary of State has not undertaken consultation with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned, as it appears to him that by reason of the urgency of the matter it is inexpedient to do so(3).

(1)

1992 c.4. Section 130A was inserted by section 30(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5) and amended by section 69 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5). Section 175(1) and (4) were amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2). Section 137(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”.

(2)

See section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5) (“the 1992 Act”).

(3)

See section 176(2)(a) of the 1992 Act. The amendments to section 176 are not relevant to these Regulations.