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The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(a) and (d), 135(1) and (2), 137(1) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f1, sections 4(5) and (12), 35(1) and 36(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995^f2, section 115(3), (4) and (7) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999^f3, sections 1(5)(a), 17(1) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002^f4, sections 4(3), 24 and 25(2) and (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007^f5 and sections 30, 40, 42(1), (2) and (3) of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012^f6.

In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992^f7, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.