# The Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W+S

Social Security
Made at 10.55 a.m. on 21st March 2022
Laid before Parliament at 2.30 p.m. on 21st March 2022
Coming into force 22nd March 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, section 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 respect of the provisions relating to housing 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.
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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/344/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-habitual-residence-and-past-presence-amendment-regulations-2022/introduction
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