Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2745) to replace the existing definition of, and reference to, a service user group with the revised definition of, and reference to, a claimant participating as a service user.

A service user is a person consulted by certain statutory bodies or the Secretary of State, or their carer (so the carer of a carer of a user may also fall within the definition). Payments of expenses arising out of the person’s participation as a service user may be disregarded when calculating earnings.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on business and civil society organisations. The instrument has no impact on the public sector.