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The Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

S.I. 2008/2783 · Made 21 October 2008

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Social Security

Made 21st October 2008

Laid before Parliament 23rd October 2008

Coming into force 26th October 2008

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(2)(b) and (c) and 29 of, and paragraphs 2(a) and 3(b) of Schedule 4 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007f1, makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f2, reference has been made to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2007 c. 5.

f2

1992 c. 5.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 26th October 2008.

2Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008

In regulation 2(2) of the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008f1—

(a)

at the end of sub-paragraph (b) omit “or”;

(b)

at the end of sub-paragraph (c) add the following sub-paragraphs—

“(d)

a claim for income support on the grounds of disability made by a claimant who is entitled to incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance; or

(e)

a claim for incapacity benefit made by a claimant who is entitled to income support on the grounds of disability.”.

Signature

Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Jonathan Shaw

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

21st October 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008 which relate to the introduction of employment and support allowance. The effect of the amendment is to allow a person who is entitled to incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance, to claim income support on the grounds of disability and to allow a person who is entitled to income support on the grounds of disability, to claim incapacity benefit.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as no impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.