Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 108
Social Security
The Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work Search and Work Availability Requirements - limitations) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Made
at 10.35 a.m. on 7th February 2022
Laid before Parliament
at 4.00 p.m. on 7th February 2022
Coming into force
8th February 2022
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6D(4), 6E(3), 35 and 36(2) and (4) of the Jobseekers Act 1995( 1 ) and sections 17(4), 18(3) and 42(1) to (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012( 2 ).
In accordance with section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 3 ), it appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of the urgency of this matter it is inexpedient to refer the proposals in respect of these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit and Jobseeker’s Allowance (Work Search and Work Availability Requirements - limitations) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 8th February 2022.
(2) Any amendment made by these Regulations has the same extent as the provision amended.
Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013
2. In regulation 97(5) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013(work search requirement and work availability requirement - limitations)( 4 ), for “3 months” substitute “4 weeks” .
Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013
3. In regulation 14(3)(b) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013(work search requirement and work availability requirement - limitations)( 5 ), for “three months” substitute “4 weeks” .
Transitional provision
4. Where, on the date that these Regulations come into force, a work search requirement or work availability requirement is limited under regulation 97(4) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 or regulation 14(3) of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013, the limitation is to end on—
(a) the day before the day on which the limitation no longer applies; or
(b) if earlier, 7th March 2022.
Thérèse Coffey
Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
At 10.35 a.m. on 7th February 2022