The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015

Statutory Instruments

2015 No. 67

Social Security

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015

Made

26th January 2015

Laid before Parliament

2nd February 2015

Coming into force

23rd February 2015

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 182C(1) and 189(4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(1) (“the Administration Act”), sections 35(3), 35B(11), 136(3) and (5), 136A, 137(1), 138(2) and (4), 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(2), sections 12(1) and (4), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(3), sections 15(3) and (6), 17(1) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(4), sections 17(1) and (3), 24(1) and 25, (2) and (3) and (5)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(5) and sections 8(3), 40 and 42(1), (2) and (3)(a) of, and paragraph 4(1)(b) and (3)(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012(6).

In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Administration Act, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of 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 Administration Act(7), the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.

(1)

1992 c.5. Section 182C was inserted by paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c.47).

(2)

1992 c.4. Section 35(3) was amended by S.I.1994/1230, paragraph 4(3) of Schedule 7 to the Employment Act 2002 (c.22) and paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Work and Families Act 2006 (c.18). Section 35B was inserted by S.I.2014/606. Section 136 was repealed in relation to council tax benefit by paragraph 1 of Schedule 14(1) to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5) (repeal has effect from 1 April 2013 as specified in S.I. 2013/358, subject to savings and transitional provisions specified in articles 9 and 10 of S.I. 2013/358). Section 136A was added by the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c.16). Sections 137(1) and 138(4) are interpretation provisions and are cited for the meaning they give to “prescribed”. Section 175(1) and (4) were amended by paragraph 29 of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2).

(3)

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

(4)

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

(5)

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

(6)

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

(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).