# The Social Security (Claims and Information) Regulations 2007, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

Extent: E+W+S

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security (Claims and Information) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 31st October 2007.
(2) In regulations 4 and 5 “the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
(3) In regulations 2 to 4—
“specified benefit” means one or more of the following benefits—
(a)attendance allowance;
(b)bereavement support payment under section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014;
bereavement allowance;
(c)bereavement payment;
(d)carer's allowance;
(e)disability living allowance;
(ee)employment and support allowance;
(f)incapacity benefit;
(g)income support;
(h)jobseeker's allowance;
(i)retirement pension;
(j)state pension credit;
(k)widowed parent's allowance;
(l)winter fuel payment;
“the Secretary of State” includes persons providing services to the Secretary of State;
“local authority” includes persons providing services to a local authority and persons authorised to exercise any function of a local authority relating to housing benefit or council tax benefit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2911/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-claims-and-information-regulations-2007/regulation-1
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