The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations 2001

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

1ADisqualification period: section 6B(11) of the Act

2Disqualification period: section 7(6) of the Act

2APrescribed offences: section 6B(14)(b) of the Act

PART II REDUCTIONS

3 Reduction of income support ...

3ZAReduction of income-related employment and support allowance

3ZBReduction of universal credit

3AReduction in state pension credit

4 Reduction of joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance

PART III HARDSHIP

5Meaning of “person in hardship"

6 Circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a person who is a person in hardship

7 Further circumstances in which an income-based jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a person who is a person in hardship

8 Conditions for payment of income-based jobseeker’s allowance

9 Provision of information

10 Applicable amount in hardship cases

PART IV HARDSHIP FOR JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES

11Application of Part and meaning of “couple in hardship"

12 Circumstances in which a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance is payable where a joint-claim couple is a couple in hardship

13 Further circumstances in which a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance is payable to a couple in hardship

14 Conditions for payment of a joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance

15 Provision of information

16 Applicable amount of joint-claim couple in hardship cases

Part 4AHardship: Income-related employment and support allowance

16APayment of income-related employment and support allowance to specified persons

16BRequirements for payments under regulation 16A(1)

16CAmount of payment under regulation 16A(1)

Part 4BHardship: Universal Credit

16DPayment of universal credit to specified persons

16ERequirements for payments under regulation 16D(1)

16FPeriod in respect of which payments under regulation 16D(1) are to be made

16GThe amount of payments under regulation 16D(1)

16HRecoverability of payments made under regulation 16D(1)

PART V HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT

17 Circumstances where a reduced amount of housing benefit and council tax benefit is payable

18 Circumstances where housing benefit and council tax benefit is payable

PART VI DEDUCTIONS FROM BENEFITS AND DISQUALIFYING BENEFITS

19 Social security benefits not to be sanctionable benefits

19ABenefits to be treated as neither sanctionable nor disqualifying

20 Deductions from benefits

PART VII OTHER AMENDMENTS

21 Amendment of the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999

22 Amendment of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals (Additional Rights of Appeal) Regulations 2001

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SOCIAL SECURITY

The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations 2001

Made18th December 2001

Coming into force1st April 2002

M1M2M3 Whereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 11(3) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001, section 80(1) of the Social Security Act 1998 and section 5A(3) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(3) to (6), 8(3) and (4), 9(2) to (5), 10(1) and (2) and 11(1) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001M4, section 189(4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992M5, sections 79(4) and 84 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to, the Social Security Act 1998M6 and section 5A(2) of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943M7, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, by this Instrument, which is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of sections 7 to 13 of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 and which contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, those sectionsM8, hereby makes the following Regulations: