The Housing Benefit (Abolition of the Family Premium and date of claim) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 1857

Social Security

The Housing Benefit (Abolition of the Family Premium and date of claim) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Made

3rd November 2015

Laid before Parliament

9th November 2015

Coming into force

for the purposes of regulations 1 and 3

1st April 2016

for all other purposes

1st May 2016

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(d), 135(1), 136(1), (3) and (5), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security, Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1) and sections 5(1)(b), 189(1) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2).

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

In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(3) the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.

(1)

1992 c.4. Sections 136 and 137 were repealed, to the extent they related to Council Tax Benefit, by the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5), Schedule 14, paragraph 1 with effect from 1 April 2013 and subject to savings and transitional provisions in articles 9 and 10 of S.I. 2013/358. Section 137(1) was amended by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33) Schedule 24, paragraph 46(2). Section 175(1) was amended by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions etc.) Act 1999 (c.2), Schedule 3, paragraph 29(2).

(2)

1992 c.5. Section 189(1) was amended by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions etc.) Act 1999, Schedule 3 paragraph 57(2) and the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21), Schedule 6, paragraph 1.

(3)

Section 176(1) was amended by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, Schedule 9, paragraph 23, the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19), section 69(6), and the Housing Act 1996 (c.52), Schedule 13, paragraph 3(4). Section 176 was repealed, to the extent it related to Council Tax Benefit, by the Welfare Reform Act 2012, Schedule 14, paragraph 1 with effect from 1 April 2013 and subject to savings and transitional provisions in articles 9 and 10 of S.I. 2013/358.