The Social Security (Students and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 1599

Social Security

The Social Security (Students and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008

Made

19th June 2008

Laid before Parliament

26th June 2008

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 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 136(3), (4) and (5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1);

• sections 5(1)(hh) and (j), 189(1), (4) and (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2).

• sections 12(1) to (3) and (4)(b), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995(3);

• sections 17(1), (2) and (3)(b), 24(1), 25(1), (2) and (3)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007(4).

In respect of the provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, the Secretary of State has consulted the organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned(5).

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(6).

(1)

1992 c.4; section 123(1)(e) was substituted by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14); section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning there given to the word “prescribed”; section 175(1) and (4) was amended by section 2 of, and paragraph 29(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to, the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999 (c.2).

(2)

1992 c.5. Section 5(1)(hh) was inserted by the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14), section 74 and amended by the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19), section 68, Schedule 7, paragraph 21(1). Section 189(1) was amended by the Social Security Act 1998, Schedule 7, paragraph 109(a) and Schedule 8, by the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2), Schedule 3, paragraph 57(1) and (2) and by the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c.21), Schedule 6. Section 189(4) and (6) was amended by the Social Security Act 1998, Schedule 7, paragraph 109(c) and (e) and Schedule 8. Section 191 is cited for the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribe”.

(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”; sections 35(1) and 36(4) were amended by section 2 of, and paragraphs 62 and 63 respectively of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc) Act 1999.

(4)

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

(5)

See section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).

(6)

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