The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 2888

Social Security

The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014

Made

29th October 2014

Laid before Parliament

4th November 2014

Coming into force

26th November 2014

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 135(1), (5) and (6), 136(3) and (4), 136A(3), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 5(1)(i), (p) and (r) and (1A) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2), sections 4(5), 35(1), 36(1), (2) and (4)(a) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(3), sections 2(3)(b), 15(3) and (6)(b) and 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(4), sections 4(2)(a), 24(1) and 25(2), (3) and (5) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007(5) and sections 8(3), 10(2) and (3), 11(4), 19(2)(d), 22(2), 32, 40 and 42 of, and paragraph 4(1), (3) and (4) of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012((6), makes the following Regulations.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations need not be referred to it(7).

In respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit, in accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(8), the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.

(1)

1992 c.4. Section 136A was added by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c.16). Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”. Section 175(1) is amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions etc.) Act 1999 (c.2) Section 175(1), (3) and (4) is applied to provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 by section 19(1) of that Act.

(2)

1992 c.5 (“the 1992 Act”). Section 5(1)(r) was substituted by section 101(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and section 5(1A) was inserted by section 99(3) of that Act.

(3)

1995 c.18. Section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning of “prescribed” and “ regulations”.

(4)

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

(5)

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

(6)

2012 c.5.

(7)

See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the 1992 Act.

(8)

c.5. Section 176(1) is amended by Schedule 9, paragraph 23 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14), Schedule 13, paragraph 3(4) to the Housing Act 1996 (c.52) and section 69(6) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19).