The Social Fund (Applications and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 2265

Social Security

The Social Fund (Applications and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2008

Made

21st August 2008

Laid before Parliament

29th August 2008

Coming into force

1st October 2008

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 12, 189(1), (4), (5) and (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1).

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(2).

(1)

1992 c.5. Section 189(1) was amended by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), Schedule 3, paragraph 57(2) and by the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), Schedule 6. Section 189(1), (4), (5) and (6) was amended by the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), Schedule 7, paragraph 109. Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribe”. It has been amended by the Welfare Reform Act 2007, section 40 and Schedule 5, paragraphs 2 and 10.

(2)

See sections 170, 172 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5). Amendments not relevant to these Regulations have been made to section 170.