The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013

S.I. 2013/379 · Made 25 February 2013 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Social Security

Made 25th February 2013

Coming into force 29th April 2013

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1)(a) and (c) and (4)(a) and (c), 3(1)(c), (2)(b) and (d) and (3), 8(1) to (3), (4)(a) and (b), (5) and (6), 9(1) to (3) and (4)(a) and (b), 11A(5), 11B(2) and (3), 11D(2)(d), 11E(1), 11H(5) and (6), 11J(3), (4) and (8), 17(1), (2) and (3)(a) and (b), 18(1), (2) and (4), 20(2) to (7), 24(1), (2)(b) and (3) and 25(2) to (5) of, and paragraphs 1(3) and (4), 3(2) and 4(1)(a) and (c), (3) and (4) of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 1 to 4A, 5, 6, 9 and 10 of Schedule 2 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007 M1, sections 5(1A), 189(4) to (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 M2, section 21(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1998 M3 and paragraphs 2(3) and 3 of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 M4.

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it M5.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 26(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 M6 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.C1

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M1: 2007 c.5. Section 2(1) was amended by paragraph 24 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5). Section 3(2)(d) was amended by paragraph 26(c) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Sections 11A to 11J were inserted by section 57(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Section 18(4) was amended by paragraph 26(d) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Section 20(2) to (7) was amended by paragraph 26(e) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 1 was substituted by section 13(4) of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c.24) and paragraph 1(4) was amended by section 13(5) of that Act. Paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 1 was amended by paragraph 26(f) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Paragraph 4A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 54(6) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and paragraph 6 was amended by paragraph 26(g) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Section 24(1) is cited for the meaning it gives to “prescribed” and “regulations”.
M2: 1992 c.4. Section 5(1A) was inserted by section 99(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
M3: 1998 c.14.
M4: 2012 c.5.
M5: See sections 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
M6: Section 26(1) was amended by paragraph 8(4) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2008 and section 57(6) of, and Schedule 14 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

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C1: Regulations modified (24.4.2013) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/983), {art. 10} (with application in accordance with art. 10(1)) (as amended: (20.6.2013 (with application in accordance with art. 8(1) of the amending S.I.)) by S.I. 2013/1511); (as amended: (24.11.2014 (with application in accordance with art. 7 (a) of the amending S.I.)) by S.I.2014/3067)

The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013

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