The Social Security (Work-focused Interviews) Regulations 2000

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL

    1. 1. Citation and commencement

    2. 2. Interpretation

    3. 3. Work-focused interview

  3. PART II WORK-FOCUSED INTERVIEWS

    1. 4. Persons required to take part in an interview

    2. 5. Exemptions

    3. 6. Continuing entitlement dependent upon an interview

    4. 7. Waiver

    5. 8. Deferment of interview

    6. 9. Claims for two or more specified benefits

    7. 10. The interview

    8. 11. Taking part in an interview

    9. 12. Failure to take part in an interview

    10. 13. Circumstances where regulation 12 does not apply

    11. 14. Good cause

    12. 15. Appeals

    13. 16. Consequential changes

    14. 17. Amendments to Social Security Regulations

  4. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      AREAS IN WHICH “RELEVANT PERSONS" RESIDE

      1. For the purposes of regulation 2(2), the areas are–

    2. SCHEDULE 1A

      AREAS IN WHICH PERSONS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO THE REPEAT INTERVIEW REQUIREMENT IN REGULATION 6(3) OR (4A) RESIDE

      1. CM1 to CM6. HD1 to HD9. HX1 to HX8. OL14....

    3. SCHEDULE 2

      HOUSING BENEFIT AMENDMENTS

      1. 1.The Housing Benefit Regulations shall be amended in accordance with...

      2. 2.In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the entry relating to “water...

      3. 3.(1) In regulation 68 (date on which change of circumstances...

      4. 4.In regulation 79 (review of determinations)– (a) in paragraph (1),...

      5. 5.In regulation 81 (further review of determinations)–

      6. 6.In Schedule 6 (matters to be included in the Notice...

    4. SCHEDULE 3

      COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT AMENDMENTS

      1. 1.The Council Tax Benefit Regulations shall be amended in accordance...

      2. 2.In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the entry relating to “water...

      3. 3.(1) In regulation 59 (date on which change of circumstances...

      4. 4.In regulation 69 (review of determinations)– (a) in paragraph (1),...

      5. 5.In regulation 70 (further review of determinations)–

      6. 6.In Schedule 6 (matters to be included in the notice...

    5. SCHEDULE 4

      AMENDMENTS TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS RELATING TO CLAIMS

      1. PART I HOUSING BENEFIT AMENDMENTS

        1. 1.The Housing Benefit Regulations shall be amended in accordance with...

        2. 2.In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)–

        3. 3.In regulation 71 (who may claim), in paragraph (7), for...

        4. 4.In regulation 72 (time and manner in which claims are...

        5. 5.In regulation 72A (date of claim where claim sent or...

        6. 6.For regulations 72B and 72C , there shall be substituted...

        7. 7.In regulation 73 (evidence and information) paragraph (7) shall be...

        8. 8.In regulation 75 (duty to notify change of circumstances), in...

      2. PART II COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT AMENDMENTS

        1. 1.The Council Tax Benefit Regulations shall be amended in accordance...

        2. 2.In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1)–

        3. 3.In regulation 61 (who may claim), in paragraph (7), for...

        4. 4.In regulation 62 (time and manner in which claims are...

        5. 5.In regulation 62A (date of claim where claim sent or...

        6. 6.For regulations 62B and 62C , there shall be substituted...

        7. 7.In regulation 63 (evidence and information), paragraph (7) shall be...

        8. 8.In regulation 65 (duty to notify changes of circumstances), in...

    6. SCHEDULE 5

      CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS AND PAYMENTS REGULATIONS

      1. 1.The Claims and Payments Regulations shall be amended in accordance...

      2. 2.In regulation 4 (making a claim for benefit) after paragraph...

      3. 3.In paragraph (1) of regulation 6 (date of claim) after...

      4. 4.After regulation 6, there shall be inserted the following regulation–...

    7. SCHEDULE 6

      DECISIONS AND APPEALS

      1. 1.The Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations...

      2. 2.In regulation 1(3) (interpretation)– (a) after the entry relating to...

      3. 3.In regulation 3 (revision of decisions)– (a) after paragraph (6),...

      4. 4.In regulation 6 (supersession of decisions), in paragraph (2), at...

      5. 5.In regulation 7 (date from which decision superseded takes effect)...

      6. 6.In regulation 33 , in paragraph (2), after sub-paragraph (dd)...

      7. 7.At the end of Schedule 2 there shall be added...

      8. 8.In regulation 2 of the Child Support (Maintenance Assessment Procedure)...

      9. 9.In regulation 1 of the Child Support Departure Direction and...

  6. Explanatory Note