The Housing Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014

Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 213

Social Security

The Housing Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014

Made

30th January 2014

Laid before Parliament

6th February 2014

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 123(1)(d), 130A(2), (3) and (4), 135(1) and (6), 136(3) and (4), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 5(1)(a) and 189(1), (4) and (6) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2), section 79(4) of the Social Security Act 1998(3)and paragraphs 4(4) and (6), 20(1) and 23(1) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000(4).

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 the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.

In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(5), the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.

(1)

1992 c.4. Section 130A was inserted by section 30(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5) and amended by section 69 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5). Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of “prescribed”. Section 175(1) was amended by Schedule 3, paragraph 29, to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c.2).

(2)

1992 c.5. Section 189(4) was amended by paragraphs 109(c), (d) and (e) of Schedule 7 and Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14) and paragraph (4) and (6) were amended by S.I. 2013/252. Section 191 is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of “prescribe”. The definition of “prescribe” was amended by paragraphs 2 and 10 of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007.

(3)

1998 c.14. Section 79(4) is applied to the provisions of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c.19) by Schedule 7, paragraph 20(3) of that Act.

(4)

2000 c.19. Paragraph 23(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the definition of “prescribed”.

(5)

Section 176(1) was amended by Schedule 9, paragraph 23, to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14), Schedule 13, paragraph 3(4), to the Housing Act 1996 (c.52) and section 69(6) of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000.