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The Social Security (Income-Related Benefits Self-Employment Route Amendment) Regulations 2004

S.I. 2004/963 · Made 30 March 2004

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 30th March 2004

Laid before Parliament 5th April 2004

Coming into force 4th May 2004

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 136(3), (4) and (5)(b) and (c), 137(1) and (2)(d), and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M1 and sections 12(1) to (3) and (4)(b), 35(1) and 36(2) of, and paragraph 1(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 1995 M2, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in respect of the provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned M3, and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it M4, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1992 c. 4; section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the word “prescribed”.

M2

1995 c. 18; section 35(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meaning ascribed to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.

M3

See section 176(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5), which was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

M4

See sections 170 and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5); paragraph 67(a) of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 added that Act to the list of “relevant enactments” in section 170(5) in respect of which regulations must normally be referred to the Committee.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Common amendments
  3. 3Other amendment of the Income Support Regulations
  4. 4Other amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

These Regulations shall be cited as the Social Security (Income-Related Benefits Self-Employment Route Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 4th May 2004.

(2)

In these Regulations—

  • M1F1...

  • M2

  • “the Income Support Regulations” means the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 M3;

  • “the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 M4.

2Common amendments

In regulation 2(1) of F1... the Income Support Regulations and in regulation 1(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations (interpretation) for the definition of “self-employment route”M1 there shall be substituted—

““self-employment route” means assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment whilst participating in—

(a)

an employment zone programme; or

(b)

a programme provided or other arrangements made pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 M2 (functions of the Secretary of State) or section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 M3 (functions in relation to training for employment etc.);”.

3Other amendment of the Income Support Regulations

In the Income Support Regulations in regulation 6(1) M1 (persons not treated as engaged in remunerative work) after sub-paragraph (d) there shall be inserted as sub-paragraph (dd)—

“(dd)

he is receiving assistance under the self-employment route;”.

4Other amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations

In the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations in paragraph (bb) of regulation 53 M1 (persons treated as not engaged in remunerative work) for the words after “receiving assistance” there shall be substituted “ under the self-employment route ”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Des Browne

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967) (“the Income Support Regulations”), the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207) (“the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations”), the Housing Benefit (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1971) and the Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/1814).

Regulation 2 amends each of these sets of Regulations so as to replace the existing definition of “self-employment route”. The amendment will allow the provisions in these sets of Regulations which relate to the self-employment route to be extended to persons receiving assistance in pursuing self-employed earner’s employment whilst taking part in any programmes provided or arrangements made pursuant to section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973 (c. 50) or section 2 of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35).

Regulations 3 and 4 amend the Income Support Regulations and the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations to provide that persons receiving assistance under the self-employment route who do not fall within any of the existing exceptions shall not be treated as engaged in remunerative work.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.