# The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work for Your Benefit Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2010, Introduction: Introductory text


Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Social Security
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Coming into force 22nd November 2010
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4) , 7(4), 12(1) , (4)(a) and (b), 17A(1), (2), (5)(a), (d) and (f), (6) to (9), 20B(4), (5) and (6), 29, 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995, sections 123(1)(d) and (e), 136(3) and (5)(a) and (b), 137(1) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and sections 30 and 146(1) and (2) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.
These Regulations are made with a view to ascertaining whether their provisions will, or will be likely to, encourage persons to obtain or remain in work or will, or will be likely to, make it more likely that persons will obtain or remain in work or be able to do so.
These Regulations are made with the consent of the Treasury in respect of provisions relating to section 30 (means testing in case of application by owner-occupier or tenant) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.
In respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned have agreed that consultations need not be undertaken.
This Instrument contains only regulations made by virtue of, or consequential upon, section 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 and is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of that section .
A draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 37(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111493496/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-jobseekers-allowance-work-for-your-benefit-pilot-scheme-regulations-2010/introduction
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