The Social Security (Croatia) Amendment Regulations 2013

• Citation: S.I. 2013/1474
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Citation and Commencement

These Regulations are to be cited as the Social Security (Croatia) Amendment Regulations 2013 and shall come into force on 1st July 2013.

Section 2 Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987

(1) Regulation 21AA of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (special cases: supplemental – persons from abroad) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4) for sub-paragraph (f) substitute—

(f) a person who is treated as a worker for the purpose of the definition of “qualified person” in regulation 6(1) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 pursuant to—

(i) regulation 6 of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 (right of residence of a Bulgarian or Romanian who is an “accession State national subject to worker authorisation”), or

(ii) regulation 5 of the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013 (right of residence of a Croatian who is an “accession State national subject to worker authorisation”);

Section 3 Amendment of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996

(1) Regulation 85A of the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (special cases: supplemental – persons from abroad) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4) for sub-paragraph (f) substitute—

(f) a person who is treated as a worker for the purpose of the definition of “qualified person” in regulation 6(1) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 pursuant to—

(i) regulation 6 of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 (right of residence of a Bulgarian or Romanian who is an “accession State national subject to worker authorisation”), or

(ii) regulation 5 of the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013 (right of residence of a Croatian who is an “accession State national subject to worker authorisation”);

Section 4 Amendment of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002

(1) Regulation 2 of the State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 (persons not in Great Britain) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4) for sub-paragraph (f) substitute—

(f) a person who is treated as a worker for the purpose of the definition of “qualified person” in regulation 6(1) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 pursuant to—

(i) regulation 6 of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 (right of residence of a Bulgarian or Romanian who is an “accession State national subject to worker authorisation”), or

(ii) regulation 5 of the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013 (right of residence of a Croatian who is an “accession State national subject to worker authorisation”);

Section 5 Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006

(1) Regulation 10 of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (persons from abroad), is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3B) for sub-paragraph (f) substitute—

(f) a person who is treated as a worker for the purpose of the definition of “qualified person” in regulation 6(1) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 pursuant to—

(i) regulation 6 of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 (right of residence of a Bulgarian or Romanian who is an “accession State national subject to worker authorisation”), or

(ii) regulation 5 of the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013 (right of residence of a Croatian who is an “accession State national subject to worker authorisation”);

Section 6 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006

(1) Regulation 10 of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 (persons from abroad) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4A) for sub-paragraph (f) substitute—

(f) a person who is treated as a worker for the purpose of the definition of “qualified person” in regulation 6(1) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 pursuant to—

(i) regulation 6 of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 (right of residence of a Bulgarian or Romanian who is an “accession State national subject to worker authorisation”), or

(ii) regulation 5 of the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013 (right of residence of a Croatian who is an “accession State national subject to worker authorisation”);

Section 7 Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008

(1) Regulation 70 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 (special cases: supplemental – persons from abroad) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (4) for sub-paragraph (f) substitute—

(f) a person who is treated as a worker for the purpose of the definition of “qualified person” in regulation 6(1) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 pursuant to—

(i) regulation 6 of the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006 (right of residence of a Bulgarian or Romanian who is an “accession State national subject to worker authorisation”), or

(ii) regulation 5 of the Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013 (right of residence of a Croatian who is an “accession State national subject to worker authorisation”);

Section 8 Amendment Consequential upon Croatia’s Accession to the European Union

(1) Part II of the Schedule to the Social Security (Immigration and Asylum) Consequential Amendments Regulations 2000 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1 after “on 17th March 1993” add “as modified or supplemented from time to time.”