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Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
18th June 2020
Laid before Parliament
24th June 2020
Coming into force
15th July 2020
The Secretary of State makes the following regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(a) and (d), 130A(2), 135(1), 136(3) and (5), 136A(3), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 4(4), 12(1) and (4), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4)(a) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(2), sections 2(3)(b), 15(3) and (6) and 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(3), sections 4(2), 17(1) and (3), 24(1) and 25(3) and (5)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(4) and sections 8(3)(b), 19(2)(d) and (3), 40 and 42(1) to (3)(a) of, and paragraph 4(1) and (3) of Schedule 1 and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 6 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012(5).
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(6), the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
In respect of the provisions in regulations 5 and 6, in accordance with section 176(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(7), the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.
1992 c. 4. Section 136A was inserted by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c.16). Section 175(1) is amended by paragraph 29(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) and section 175(4) is amended by paragraph 29(1) and (4) of that Schedule. Section 175(1) and (2) to (4) is applied to provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 by section 19(1) of the Act. Section 137(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”.
1995 c. 18. Section 35(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 35(1) was amended by paragraph 62 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) and there are other amendments to section 35(1) which are not relevant. Section 36(4) was amended by paragraph 63 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2).
2002 c. 16. Section 17(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
2007 c. 5. Section 24(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
2012 c. 5. Section 40 is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”.
Section 176(1)(a) was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and was repealed, to the extent that it related to council tax benefit, by Part 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.
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