The Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2015/784 |
| Year | 2015 |
2015No. 784
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
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The Treasury makes the following Regulations with the concurrence of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(2) and (3) and 175(1), (1A), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992( 1).
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it( 2).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st July 2015.
Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996
2.-(1) Regulation 9 of the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996( 3) (earnings of employed earners) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (3)(b), for "claimant's participation in a service user group" substitute "claimant participating as a service user".
(3) After paragraph (3) insert-
"(3A) The reference in paragraph (3)(b) to a claimant participating as a service user is to-(a) a person who is being consulted by or on behalf of-(i) a body which has a statutory duty to provide services in the field of health, social care or social housing; or(ii) a body which conducts research or undertakes monitoring for the purpose of planning or improving such services,in their capacity as a user, potential user, carer of a user or person otherwise affected by the provision of those services;
(b) a person who is being consulted by or on behalf of-(i) the Secretary of State in relation to any of his functions in the field of social security or child support or under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973( 4); or(ii) a body which conducts research or undertakes monitoring for the purpose of planning or improving such functions,in their capacity as a person affected or potentially affected by the exercise of those functions or the carer of such a person; or
(c) the carer of a person consulted under sub-paragraphs (a) or (b).".(4) In paragraph (4), omit the definition of "service user group".
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Alun Cairns David Evennett Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury |
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The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions concurs Signed by authority of the... |
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