uksi/2023/361 — The Social Security Additional Payments (First Qualifying Day) Regulations 2023

2023 No. 361 Social Security The Social Security Additional Payments (First Qualifying Day) Regulations 2023 Made 24th March 2023 Laid before Parliament 27th March 2023 Coming into force 17th April 2023 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(4) and (5) of the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2023 . Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Additional Payments (First Qualifying Day) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 17th April 2023. 2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Means-tested additional payments: the first qualifying day 2 25th February 2023 is the first qualifying day for the purpose of the means-tested additional payments under section 1 of the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2023. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mims Davies Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Work and Pensions 24th March 2023 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations specify the first qualifying day for the purpose of the means-tested additional payments under section 1 of the Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2023 (“ the Act ”). The specified day is 25th February 2023. As provided for by section 1(5) of the Act, this falls before the day on which the Act, and these regulations, came into force. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.