The Income Support (Work-Related Activity) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2014

Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 8(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Draft Statutory Instruments

2014 No.

Social Security

The Income Support (Work-Related Activity) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2014

Made

2014

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)

In accordance with section 8(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009(1) a draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2A(1), (3), (6) and (8), 2D(1), (4)(a), (b), (d), (f) and (h), and (5) to (9)(c), 2E(3)(a) and (b), (4), and (5)(a) and (d), 2G(2)(a) and (4), 2H, 189(1) and (4) to (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2) (“the 1992 Act”), sections 9(1), 10(3) and (6) and 84 of the Social Security Act 1998(3), sections 11E(1)(a), 13(2)(a), 24(1) and 25(2) and (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(4) and sections 20(1)(a), 21(1)(b) and (5), 40 and 42(2) and (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012(5).

In accordance with section 172(1) of the 1992 Act the Secretary of State has referred the proposals for these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

(1)

2009 c.24 (“the 2009 Act”). Section 8 is repealed by Part 5 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5) (“the 2012 Act”) and article 7(1)(f) of S.I.2013/983 but by virtue of that article, remains in force until certain other provisions come into force.

(2)

1992 c. 5. Section 2A is inserted by section 57 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) and amended by sections 3 and 35 of, and Schedule 7 to, the 2009 Act and paragraphs 44 and 45 of Schedule 1 to the Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25). Section 2D is inserted by section 2(2) of the 2009 Act and amended by paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19). Sections 2E and 2G are inserted by section 2(2) of the 2009 Act. Section 2H was inserted by section 2 of the 2009 Act. Section 189 (1) of the 1992 Act was amended by paragraph 57(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Section 189(5A) and (5B) were inserted by section 104(1) of the 2012 Act. Section 2D(9)(c) and section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribed”

(3)

1998 c. 14. Section 84 is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribe”.

(4)

2007 c. 5. Section 11E is inserted by section 57(2) of the 2012 Act. Section 24(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”.

(5)

2012 c. 5. Section 40 is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribed”.