- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015, Section 2.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
2.—(1) Paragraph (2) amends the following provisions—
(a)regulation 2(1B) (interpretation) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987(1);
(b)regulation 1(3G) (citation, commencement and interpretation) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996(2);
(c)regulation 1(3A) (citation, commencement and interpretation) of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002(3)
(d)regulation 2(5) (interpretation) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006(4);
(e)regulation 2(6) (interpretation) of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006(5);
(f)regulation 2(8) (interpretation) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008(6);
(g)regulation 53(2) (meaning of other terms relating to earned income) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013(7);
(h)regulation 3(6) (further interpretation) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013(8); and
(i)regulation 80(5) (earnings of employed earners) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013(9).
(2) Each of the provisions specified in paragraph (1) (which define when a claimant is participating as a service user) are amended as follows—
(a)after sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(ab)a person who is being consulted by or on behalf of—
(i)the Secretary of State in relation to any of the Secretary of State’s functions in the field of social security or child support or under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973(10); or
(ii)a body which conducts research or undertakes monitoring for the purpose of planning or improving such functions,
in their capacity as a person affected or potentially affected by the exercise of those functions or the carer of such a person;”
(b)in sub-paragraph (b) for “sub-paragraph (a)” substitute “sub-paragraphs (a) or (ab)”.
(3) In regulation 3(6) (further interpretation) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013, before sub-paragraph (a) omit “the person”.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 2 in force at 23.2.2015, see reg. 1
S.I. 1987/1967. Regulation 2(1B) was inserted by S.I. 2014/591.
S.I. 1996/207. Regulation 1(3G) was inserted by S.I. 2014/591.
S.I. 2002/1792. Regulation 1(3) was inserted by S.I. 2014/591.
S.I. 2006/213. Regulation 2(5) was inserted by S.I. 2014/591.
S.I. 2006/214. Regulation 2(6) was inserted by S.I. 2014/591.
S.I. 2008/794. Regulation 2(8) was inserted by S.I. 2013/2536.
1973 c.50. Section 2 was substituted by section 25(1) of the Employment Act 1988.
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: