The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2015

Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 1754

Social Security

The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2015

Made

7th October 2015

Laid before Parliament

14th October 2015

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(1) and 5(1)(p) and (r) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1), sections 70(7), 135(1), (5) and (6), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2), sections 4(5), 35(1) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(3), sections 2(3)(b) and (7), 17(1) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(4), sections 4(2), 24(1), and 25(2) and (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(5) and sections 6(1)(c) and (3), 7(3), 8(3), 9(2), 10(2) and (3), 11(4), 12(1), (3) and (4), 19(2)(d), (3)(b) and (4), 22(2), 24(1)(a), 26(8)(a) and (c), 27(9)(a) and (c), 28(2)(f), 32(1), (2) and (4), 37(4), 42(2) and (3) of, and paragraphs 3(2) and 4(1), (3)(a) and (4) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012(6).

In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals for these Regulations need not be referred to it.

In respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit, in accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(7), the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.

(1)

1992 c. 5. Section 5(1)(r) was substituted by section 101(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5).

(2)

1992 c. 4. Section 137 is repealed by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5) from a date to be appointed. Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”.

(3)

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

(4)

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

(5)

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

(6)

2012 c. 5.

(7)

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