The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2010

Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 1222

Social Security

The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2010

Made

7th April 2010

Coming into force

22nd November 2010

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 7(4), 12(1), (4)(a) and (b), 17A(1), (2), (5)(a), (d) and (f), (6) to (9), 20B(4), (5) and (6), 29, 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(1), sections 123(1)(d) and (e), 136(3) and (5)(a) and (b), 137(1) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(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 (means testing in case of application by owner-occupier or tenant) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996(5).

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

This Instrument contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, section 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 and is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of that section (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)

1995 c. 18 (“the 1995 Act”). Section 6 was amended by section 86 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) (“the 1998 Act”); section 7 was amended by section 86 of, and Schedule 7 and 8 to, the 1998 Act; section 17A was inserted by section 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24) (“the 2009 Act”); section 20B was inserted by section 59 and Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) and is substituted by the 2009 Act from a date to be appointed; section 29 was amended by section 28(1) of the 2009 Act; sections 35(1) and 36(4) of the 1995 Act were amended by section 2 of, and paragraphs 62 and 63 of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning it gives to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(2)

1992 c. 4. Section 123(1) was amended by section 103 of, and Schedule 9 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), by section 60 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) and by sections 9, 58 and 61 of, and Schedule 7 to, the 2009 Act from a date to be appointed; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”; section 175(1) and (4) was amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 29(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2).

(3)

1996 c. 53 (“the 1996 Act”). Section 30 was amended by S.I. 2002/1860 and by section 81 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33); the functions of the Secretary of State and the Treasury, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, SI 1999/672, art 2, Schedule 1; section 146 was amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20) on a day to be appointed and the functions of the Secretary of State, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, SI 1999/672, art 2, Schedule 1.

(4)

See section 29(8) of the 1995 Act, as amended by section 28 of the 2009 Act.

(5)

See section 30(9) of the 1996 Act.

(6)

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

(7)

See section 173(5) of the 1992 Act.