The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

Statutory Instruments

1987 No. 1968

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987

Made

20th November 1987

Coming into force

11th April 1988

Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 165A and 166(2) of the Social Security Act 1975 M1 , section 6(1) of the Child Benefit Act 1975 M2 , sections 21(7), 51(1)(a) to (s), 54(1) and 84(1) of the Social Security Act 1986 M3 and, as regards the revocations set out in Schedule 10 to this instrument, the powers specified in that Schedule, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this instrument which contains only regulations made under the sections of the Social Security Act 1986 specified above and provisions consequential on those sections and which is made before the end of a period of 12 months from the commencement of those sections, makes the following RegulationsF1 :–

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Instrument substituted (29.11.1999) by The Social Security Act 1998 (Commencement No. 12 and Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3178), Sch. 6 para. 1 (with reg. 3(1)(b), Schs. 21-23)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Instrument modified (7.4.2003 for specified purposes) by The Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Administration) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/492), regs. 1, 43, Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (with regs. 1(2), 44)

C2 Instrument applied (5.10.2009) by The Flexible New Deal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1562), reg. 2(1)(c), Sch.

C3 Instrument applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/1907), reg. 16(2)(e)(iii)(3) (with reg. 3)

C4 Instrument applied (24.4.2013) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/983), art. 5(1); (as amended) (16.6.2014) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14 and 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1452), arts. 3, 7; (as amended) (26.1.2015) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/32), arts. 3(1), 4(4)

C5 Instrument excluded (29.4.2013) by The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/386), reg. 13(2)(b)(ii)

C6 Instrument applied (for specified purposes and with application in accordance with of the amending S.I.) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14 and 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1452), art. 3(5)-(7)

C7 Instrument applied by SI 2013/983 art. 5A(3) (as substituted (15.9.2014) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2321), art. 7(b))

C8 Instrument applied (10.2.2015) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 22 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/101), art. 2(6)-(8)

C9 Instrument applied (10.3.2015) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 23 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/634), art. 2(3)

C10 Instrument applied (20.7.2015) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1537), art. 2(5)-(7)

C11 Instrument applied (23.11.2015) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 25 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1930), art. 2(3)

C12 Instrument applied (14.1.2016) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 26 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/33), art. 2(3)

C13 Instrument applied (21.3.2016) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 27 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/407), art. 2(3)

C14 Instrument applied (23.5.2016) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/596), art. 2(4) (with art. 2(5)(6))

C15 Instrument applied (29.9.2016) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/963), art. 2(4) (with art. 2(5)(6))

C16 Instrument applied (25.1.2017) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/57), art. 2(4) (with art. 2(5)(6))

C17 Instrument applied (24.4.2017) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/584), art. 2(4) (with art. 2(5)(6))

C18 Instrument applied (19.5.2017) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 29 and Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/664), art. 2(4) (with art. 2(5)(6))

C19 Instrument applied (28.9.2017) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/952), art. 2(3)-(5)

C20 Instrument applied (2.2.2018) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 21 and 23 (Amendment), Commencement No. 11, 13, 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 (Modification), Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/138), art. 2(3)-(5)

C21 Instrument applied (26.4.2018) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/532), art. 2(3)-(5)

C22 Instrument applied (19.7.2018) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification) (No. 2)) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/881), art. 2(3)-(5)

Marginal Citations

M1 1975 c. 14. Section 165A was substituted by paragraph 87 of Schedule 10 to the Social Security Act 1986 and section 166(2) is applied to powers to make regulations under that Act by section 83(1) of that Act.

M2 1975 c. 61. Section 6(1) was amended by paragraph 96 of Schedule 10 to the Social Security Act 1986.

M3 1986 c. 50; section 51 has effect, by Schedule 7, paragraph 3, in relation to benefits under earlier Acts as well as benefits specified in section 51(2); and section 84(1) is cited because of the meaning which it ascribes to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.