The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025
These Regulations make amendments to the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1792) (“the SPC Regulations”), the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/213) (“the Housing Benefit Regulations”), the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/214) (“the Pension Age Housing Benefit Regulations”), the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/376) (“the Universal Credit Regulations”), the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1230) (“the Transitional Regulations”) and the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 32 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/167) (“Commencement Order No. 32”).
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The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(d), 130A(2), (3) and (5) and 175(1) and (3) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, sections 2(3)(b) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002and sections 11(4), 32 and 42(1) to (3) of, and paragraphs 1(1), 4, 6 and 7 of Schedule 6 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012. In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it. In respect of regulations 3 and 4, in accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned. In respect of regulation 5, in accordance with section 29(7) of the Scotland Act 2016, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Scottish Ministers.
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