Introductory text

Social Security

Made 23rd February 2009

Laid before Parliament 24th February 2009

Coming into force 18th March 2009

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 131(3)(b), 135(1) and (2), 137(1), 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1, sections 4(5) and (12), 35(1) and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995^f2, sections 1(5)(a) and 17(1) of the State Pensions Credit Act 2002^f3 and sections 4(3), 24, 25(2), (3) and (5) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007^f4.

In respect of the provisions of these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit, the Secretary of State has not consulted organisations appearing to be representative of the authorities concerned because it appears to the Secretary of State to be inexpedient to do so by reason of the urgency of the matter^f5.

For the same reason, it appears to the Secretary of State to be inexpedient to refer the proposals to make these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee^f6.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1992 c.4; sections 123, 131 and 137 were amended, with respect to council tax benefit, by section 103 of and Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c.14), paragraphs 1(1), 4, 8 and 9. Section 137(1) is cited because of the meaning given to the word “prescribed”. Section 175(1), (3) and (4) is applied to provisions of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c.16) by section 19(1) of that Act.
f2: 1995 c.18; section 35(1) is cited because of the meaning given to the words “applicable amount”, “prescribed amount” and “regulations”.
f3: 2002 c.16; section 17(1) is cited because of the meaning given to the word “regulations”.
f4: 2007 c.5; section 24 is cited because of the meaning given to the word “regulations”.
f5: See section 176(2)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5).
f6: See sections 173(1)(a) and (2) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.