1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009 and come into force as follows.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) to (5), these Regulations come into force on 6th April 2009.
(3) Regulations 1, 3, 8(2)(b), (10)(a) and (b) and 9(8) come into force on 1st April 2009.
(4) Regulations 2(6) and (14)(a), 4(6) and (13)(a), 5(2), (3) and (5), 6(5) and (13)(a), 7(4), (5), (7)(b) and (8), 8(5) and (13)(a), 9(4), (5) and (9) and 10(4)(b) and (10)(a) come into force, in so far as they relate to a particular claimant, on the first day of the first benefit week to commence for that claimant on or after 6th April 2009.
(5) Regulations 6(2)(b), (10)(a) and (b) and 7(7)(a) come into force immediately after articles 19 and 20 of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2009 M1 comes into force, and—
(a)in relation to a case where rent is payable at intervals of a week or any multiple of a week, on 6th April 2009, or
(b)in relation to any other case, on 1st April 2009.
(6) In this regulation “benefit week” has the same meaning as in—
(a)regulation 2(1) of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M2, so far as it relates to regulation 2(6) and (14)(a);
(b)regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 M3, so far as it relates to regulation 4(6) and (13)(a);
(c)regulation 1(2) of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 M4, so far as it relates to regulation 5(2), (3) and (5);
(d)regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 M5, so far as it relates to regulation 6(5) and (13)(a);
(e)regulation 2(1) of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 M6, so far as it relates to regulation 7(4), (5), (7)(b) and (8);
(f)regulation 2(1) of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006 M7, so far as it relates to regulation 8(5) and (13)(a);
(g)regulation 2(1) of the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 M8, so far as it relates to regulation 9(4), (5) and (9);
(h)regulation 2(1) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 M9, so far as it relates to regulation 10(4)(b) and (10)(a).