The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Regulations 2008

Amendment of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979

51.—(1) The Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979 M1 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “contributory benefit”M2 for “ and a contribution-based jobseeker's allowance” substitute “ a contribution-based jobseeker's allowance and a contributory employment and support allowance ”;

(b) in the definition of “personal benefit”M3 after “includes” insert “ a contributory employment and support allowance but not an income-related employment and support allowance and includes ”; and

(c) after the definition of “1914-1918 War Injuries Scheme” insert—

““the Welfare Reform Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007.”.

(3) In regulation 4(1)(a) M4 (adjustment of personal benefit etc.) after “industrial injuries benefits)” insert “ , Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act ”.

(4) In regulation 10(1) M5 (adjustment of dependency benefit where certain personal benefit is payable) after sub-paragraph (j) add—

“(k) a contributory employment and support allowance,”.

(5) In regulation 16 M6 (persons to be treated as entitled to benefit for certain purposes)—

(a) after “the Act” the first time it occurs insert “ , Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act ”; and

(b) after “under it,” the first time it occurs insert “ Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act and regulations made under it ”.

(6) In regulation 17 M7 (prevention of double adjustments) for “or under the Jobseekers Act” each time it occurs substitute “ , the Jobseekers Act or Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act ”.

(7) In Schedule 1 M8 (personal benefits which are required to be adjusted etc.) in column (1) (personal benefit under the Act) in paragraph 4, after “severe disablement allowance” insert “ , contributory employment and support allowance ”.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1979/597.

M2 Definition was inserted by S.I. 1996/1345.

M3 Definition was amended by S.I. 2005/1551.

M4 Paragraph (1) was substituted by S.I. 1992/3194 and amended by S.I. 1996/1345.

M5 Paragraph (1) was amended by S.I. 1980/1927, 1982/1173, 1983/186, 1991/387, 1992/3194,1996/1345 and by virtue of the Employment Act 1998 (c. 38).

M6 Regulation 16 was amended by S.I. 1996/1345.

M7 Regulation 17 was amended by S.I. 1996/1345

M8 Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 1983/186, 1984/1303, 1995/829, 1996/1345, 2000/1483 and 2005/2877.