http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/802/madeThe Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2017enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2019-05-14SOCIAL SECURITY These Regulations bring into force provisions in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (c. 7) relating to loans for mortgage interest. 2017 No. 802 (C. 66) Social Security The Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2017 Made 26th July 2017 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 36(6) of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016. Citation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2017. Provisions in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 coming into force on 27th July 2017 2 Section 20(2) to (7) and (10) of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (consequential amendments) comes into force on 27th July 2017. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Damian Hinds Minister of State Department for Work and Pensions 26th July 2017 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force provisions in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (c. 7) relating to loans for mortgage interest.

Regulation 2 brings section 20(2) to (7) and (10) (which contains consequential amendments to primary legislation) into force on 27th July 2017.

Those consequential amendments: bring regulations about loans for mortgage interest within the remit of the Social Security Advisory Committee (section 20(2)); apply various procedural provisions that apply to social security benefits to decisions about loans for mortgage interest (section 20(3) to (7)); apply provisions on information sharing between the Secretary of State and local authorities and other persons to loans for mortgage interest (section 20(10)).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS (This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (c. 7) were brought into force by Statutory Instruments made before these Regulations were made.
ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Section 316th May 20162016/394
Section 8, so far as not already in force7th November 20162016/910
Section 9(1) to (5), so far as not already in force7th November 20162016/910
Section 109th June 20162016/610
Section 14(1) to (5)6th April 20172017/111
Section 14(6) to (8)8th February 20172017/111
Section 15(1) to (3)3rd April 20172017/111
Section 15(4) to (7)8th February 20172017/111
Section 163rd April 20172017/111
Section 173rd April 20172017/111
Sections 18, 19 and 213rd April 20172017/111
Section 2230th May 20162016/394
Section 23 (subsections (1), (2) and (5) to (9)), so far as not already in force1st April 20162016/394
Section 24, so far as not already in force1st April 20162016/394
Sections 26 to 32, so far as not already in force1st April 20162016/394
Section 33(1), (2), (3)(a) and (4) to (9), so far as not already in force1st April 20162016/394
Schedule 2 paragraph 8(1), so far as not already in force18th March 20162016/394
Schedule 2, so far as not already in force1st April 20162016/394

2016 c. 7.