Introductory text
England and Wales As made
SOCIAL SECURITY
Made
at 8.45 a.m. on 22nd August 2025Laid before Parliament
at 11.30 a.m. on 22nd August 2025Coming into force
15th September 2025The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 138(2) and 175(1) and (3) to (5) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1, sections 5(1)(a) and (i), 7A(1)(b) and (c) and (2) and 189(1), (4), (5) and (6) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f2 and sections 16(1) and 79(1) and (4) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Act 1998f3.
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
Annotations
Footnotes
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1992 c. 4. See section 138(4) for the definition of “prescribed”. Section 175(1) and (4) is amended by paragraph 29(2) and (4) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2).
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1992 c. 5. See section 191 for the definition of “prescribed”. Section 7A was inserted by section 71 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) and is amended by paragraph 12(a) of Schedule 7 to the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22) and section 41(2)(a) and (b) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5). See section 7A(6)(d) for the definition of “relevant benefit”. Section 189(1) is amended by paragraph 109(a) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) (“the 1998 Act”), paragraph 57(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2) and Schedule 6 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21). Section 189(4), (5) and (6) is amended by paragraph 109(c), (d) and (e) (respectively) of Schedule 7 to the 1998 Act. Section 189(4) and (6) is amended by S.I. 2013/252.
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1998 c. 14. Section 79(1) is amended by paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 4 to the Tax Credits Act 2002 and by S.I. 2008/2833.