# The Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022, Introduction: Introductory text


This Statutory Instrument has been made to correct errors in S.I. 2022/344 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Social Security
Made 23rd September 2022
Laid before Parliament 27th September 2022
Coming into force 18th October 2022
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 64(1), 70(4), 71(6), 123(1)(a) and (d), 137(2)(a) and 175(3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, sections 36(2) and (4)(a) of, and paragraph 11(2) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995, section 1(5)(a) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002, section 25(2), (3) and (5)(a) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and sections 4(5)(a), 42(2) and (3)(a), 77(3), 92(1) and 94(2) and (3)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (“the Administration Act”), the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
In so far as Part 2 of these Regulations relates to housing benefit, the Secretary of State has consulted, in accordance with section 176(1)(a) of the Administration Act, with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/990/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-habitual-residence-and-past-presence-amendment-no-2-regulations-2022/introduction
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