2017 No. 725

Social Security

The Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(5), 35(1), 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 19951, sections 2(3)(b) and sections 17(1) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 20022, sections 123(1)(a), 135(1), 137(1) and (2)(d) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19923, sections 4(2)(a), 24(1) and 25(2), (3) and (5)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 20074, sections 11(3) and (4) and 42(1), (2) and (3)(a) of, and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 6 to, the Welfare Reform Act 20125 and sections 18, 19 and 21 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 20166, makes the following Regulations.

This instrument contains only regulations made under, by virtue of, or consequential upon, sections 18, 19 and 21 of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 and is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of those sections. Therefore, in accordance with section 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 19927, these Regulations are not required to be referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee.