EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations increase from 3 to 7 the number of waiting days which apply before a person may be entitled to a jobseeker’s allowance or an employment and support allowance.
Regulation 2 achieves this by amending the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I.1996/207), and 2013 (S.I. 2013/378) and the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/794) and 2013 (S.I. 2013/379).
Regulation 3 makes consequential amendments to the hardship provisions of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996.
Regulation 4 contains transitional provisions. These ensure that the amendments made by these Regulations do not apply where the waiting period in question began before 27th October 2014.
The report of the Social Security Advisory Committee dated 1st July 2014 in relation to the Secretary of State’s proposals to make these Regulations, together with a statement showing the extent to which these Regulations give effect to the recommendations of the Committee and, in so far as they do not give effect to them, the reasons why not, are contained in an Act Paper published by The Stationery Office Ltd.
This instrument has no impact on business and civil society organisations.
A impact assessment has, however, been produced concerning the wider impacts of the policy which can be viewed at www.legislation.gov.uk