The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Supervised Jobsearch Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2014

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 0000

Social Security

The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Supervised Jobsearch Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2014

Made

2014

Coming into force for the purpose of regulation 1(1)

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(d), 136(5)(a) and (b), 137(1) and 175(1), (3), (4) and (6) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 12(4)(a) and (b), 17A(1), (2), (4) and (5)(a), 20E(3)(a), 29, 35(1) and 36(2), (4) and (4A) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(2) and sections 30 and 146(1) and (2) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996(3).

These Regulations are made with a view to ascertaining whether their provisions will, or will be likely to, encourage persons to obtain or remain in work or will, or will be likely to, make it more likely that persons will obtain or remain in work or be able to do so(4).

These Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury in respect of provisions relating to section 30(5) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.

In respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit, organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned have agreed that consultations need not be undertaken(6).

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(7).

A draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

(1)

1992 c.4. Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of “prescribed”. Section 175(1) and (4) was amended by paragraph 29(1), (2) and (4) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2). Section 175(6) was amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14).

(2)

1995 c.18. Section 17A was inserted by section 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c.24) (“the 2009 Act”). Section 20E was inserted by section 32(1) and (2) of the 2009 Act and subsection (3)(a) was amended by Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5). Section 29 was amended by section 28(1)(a) and (b) of the 2009 Act, Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21) and section 49(1) and (4) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Sections 35(1) and 36(4) were amended by paragraphs 62 and 63 respectively of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999. Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 36(4A) was inserted by section 1(1) and (3) of the 2009 Act.

(3)

1996 c.53. Section 30 was amended by S.I. 2002/1860 and by paragraph 62 of Schedule 8 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33). Section 146 was amended by section 138(1) and (4)(a) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20).

(4)

See section 29(8) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18) (“the Act”), as amended by section 28 of the 2009 Act.

(5)

See section 30(9) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.

(6)

See section 176(2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).

(7)

See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.