The Social Security (Treatment of Postgraduate Master’s Degree Loans and Special Support Loans) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 743

Social Security

The Social Security (Treatment of Postgraduate Master’s Degree Loans and Special Support Loans) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

Made

13th July 2016

Laid before Parliament

14th July 2016

Coming into force

4th August 2016

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(a) and (d), 136(3) and (5)(a) and (b) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 12(1) and (4)(a) and (b), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4)(a) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(2), sections 17(1) and (3)(a) and (b), 24(1) and 25(3), (4) and (5)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(3) and sections 8(3)(b), 19(2)(d), 30, 32 and 42(3) of, and paragraph 4(1)(b) and (c) and (3)(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012(4).

In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(5), the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.

In accordance with section 176(1) of that Act(6), the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned except in relation to regulation 4(5). Those organisations have agreed that consultation in respect of that regulation need not be undertaken.

(1)

1992 c.4. See section 137(1) for the meaning of “prescribed”.

(2)

1995 c.18. See section 35(1) for the meanings of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(3)

2007 c.5. See section 24(1) for the meanings of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(4)

2012 c.5. See section 40 for the meaning of “prescribed”.

(5)

1992 c.5.

(6)

Section 176(1)(b) was amended by paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 13 to the Housing Act 1996 and was repealed, to the extent that it related to council tax benefit, by section 147 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 14 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012 with effect from 1st April 2013 and subject to savings and transitional provisions in articles 9 and 10 of S.I.2013/358.