Regulation 13 Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008

After regulation 2 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008^f1 (interpretation), insert—

“Disapplication of section 1(1A) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992

2A.

Section 1(1A) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (requirement to state a national insurance number) shall not apply to a person who—

(a)

is a person in respect of whom a claim for employment and support allowance is made;

(b)

is subject to immigration control within the meaning of section 115(9)(a) of the Immigration and Asylum Act;

(c)

does not satisfy the basic conditions of entitlement to employment and support allowance for the purposes of section 1(3) of the Act; and

(d)

has not previously been allocated a national insurance number.”.