2011 No. 2425

Made4th October 2011

Laid before Parliament10th October 2011

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

• sections 90, 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 130(3), 130A(2), 135(1), 136(3) and (5), 136A(3), 137(1), 138(1)(a) and (4), 151(4), 171A(2), 171D(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921,

• sections 2A(1), (3)(b), (d) and (e), (4) and (5), 2AA(1), (4)(f) and (5), 5(1)(p), 189(1), (4), (5) and (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 19922,

• sections 3(1)(f)(iii), (2) and (4), 4(5), 12(1) and (4)(a), 17A(1), (5)(d), (6) and (7), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and 8A of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 19953,

• section 29 of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to, the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 19974,

• sections 9(1)(a), 21(1)(a) and 84 of the Social Security Act 19985,

• sections 15(3) and (6)(b) and 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 20026, and

• sections 4(2)(a), 8(1), (4)(a) and (5), 9(1) and (4)(a), 24(1) and 28(2) of, and paragraph 1(4) of Schedule 1, paragraph 1(a) of Schedule 2 and paragraphs 1(1) and 8(1) of Schedule 4 to, the Welfare Reform Act 20077.

In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.