2001 No. 2296
The Social Security Amendment (Volunteers) Regulations 2001
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 136(5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921 and sections 12(4)(b), 35(1) and 36(1) and (2) of the Jobseekers Act 19952 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit with organisations appearing to be representative of the authorities concerned3 and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it4, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Volunteers) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 24th September 2001.
Income support, jobseeker’s allowance, housing benefit and council tax benefit: disregard of expenses2
1
In each of the provisions specified in paragraph (2) below (which relate to sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings), after the word “incurred”, there shall be inserted the words “, or to be incurred,”.
2
The provisions specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) above are—
a
paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 19925;
b
paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 19876;
c
paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 19877;
d
paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 19968.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)