The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 136(3) and (5)(b), 136A(3), 137(1), 138(1)(a) and (4) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 , sections 12(1) and (4)(b), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4)(a) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 , section 29 and paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 and sections 15(6)(b) and 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 .
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it .
The Secretary of State considers that, because of the urgency of the matter, it is inexpedient to consult, in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned :