The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021

Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 476

Social Security

The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021

Made

15th April 2021

Laid before Parliament

20th April 2021

Coming into force

12th May 2021

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 70(8), 123(1)(a) and (d), 124, 130, 135(1), 137(1) and (2)(h) and (l), 171D, 171G(2), 175(1), (3) and (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 4(5) and (12), 6(4), 7(4), 35 and 36(2) and (4) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995(2), sections 2(3), (4), (6) and (9), 3(8), 17(1) and (2)(a) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(3), sections 4(2) and (3), 24(1) and 25(2), (3) and (5) of, and paragraph 6(8) of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 1(a) and 2 of Schedule 2 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007(4) and sections 2(2), 6(1), 40, 42(1) to (3) of, and paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 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 proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.

In respect of the provisions in regulation 4, 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.

(1)

1992 c. 4. Section 137(1) and 171G(2) are cited for the meaning of “prescribed”. Sections 171D and 171G were inserted by section 6 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18). Section 175 is applied to provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 by section 19(1) of the Act.

(2)

1995 c. 18. Section 6 is substituted by the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5). Section 35 is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(3)

2002 c. 16. Section 17(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(4)

2007 c. 5. Section 24(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(5)

2012 c. 5. Section 40 is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”.

(6)

1992 c. 5.

(7)

Section 176(1)(a) was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and was repealed, to the extent that it related to council tax benefit, by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012 with effect from 1st April 2013 and subject to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.