2013 No. 2536

Social Security

The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2013

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22(5), 95(1), 123(1)(a), 124(1)(d) and (e), 135(1) and (2), 136(3) and (5), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 19921, sections 5(1)(a) and (p), 189(1), (4), (5) and (6) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 19922, sections 2(3B), 4(2), (5) and (12), 6(4), 7(4), 12(1) and (4)(b), 17, 19C, 20(3), 35(1) and 36(1), (2) and (4) of, and paragraphs 1 and 12 of Schedule 1 to, the Jobseekers Act 19953, sections 10(3) and (6) and 79(4) and (5) of the Social Security Act 19984, section 115(3), (4) and (7) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 19995, sections 1(5)(a), 15(6)(b) and 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 20026 and sections 2(1), 3, 4(2), 8, 9, 16A, 17(1) and (3), 24(1), (2) and (3), and 25(2), (3) and (5) of, and paragraphs 4(1) and 6(3) and (8) of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 1, 9, 10 and 15 of Schedule 2 to, the Welfare Reform Act 20077.

In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, 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.

In respect of provisions relating to housing benefit, in accordance with section 176(1) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned.