http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/5/section/182ASocial Security Administration Act 1992An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the administration of social security and related matters with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-08-16Expert Participation2024-04-08Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 2G(1)(d)Welfare Reform Act 2012s. 59(5)s. 150(3)Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 122F(5)Welfare Reform Act 2012Sch. 4 para. 12(4)s. 150(3)Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 151(10)(b)(i)(ii)Welfare Reform Act 2012Sch. 14 Pt. 1s. 150(3)Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 160CWelfare Reform Act 2012Sch. 2 para. 24s. 150(3)Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 121B(1)(aa)Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007Sch. 5 para. 19(a)s. 223s. 227(3)art. 3(2)(3)Sch.art. 4Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 121B(4)Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007Sch. 5 para. 19(b)s. 223s. 227(3)art. 3(2)(3)Sch.art. 4Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 134(2)-(2B)Welfare Reform Act 2007s. 37s. 70(2)Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 5(1A)-(1C)Welfare Reform Act 2009s. 22(2)(b)s. 61(3)Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 78AWelfare Reform Act 2009s. 16(2)s. 61(3)Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 122GWelfare Reform Act 2009s. 18s. 61(3)Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 122HWelfare Reform Act 2009s. 20(3)s. 61(3)Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 190(1)(ac)Welfare Reform Act 2009s. 21s. 61(3)Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 148ABPensions Act 2008Sch. 4 para. 14s. 149(1)Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 165(1)(b)(viii) and wordNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023Sch. para. 19(2)(b)s. 3(3)Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 148AB(1)(2)Pensions Act 2011Sch. 3 para. 8(2)s. 38(4)Social Security Administration Act 1992s. 148AB(9)Pensions Act 2011Sch. 3 para. 8(3)s. 38(4)Social Security Administration Act 1992ActThe Social Security (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) (Citizens' Rights Agreement) Order 2019 (revoked)art. 2Social Security Administration Act 1992ActThe Social Security (Switzerland) (Citizens' Rights Agreement) Order 2019 (revoked)art. 2Social Security Administration Act 1992Sch. 4 Pt. 3 para. 5The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2010art. 2art. 1Social Security Administration Act 1992ActThe International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance 2007) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018reg. 8reg. 1Part XVMiscellaneous<Addition ChangeId="d29p20190" CommentaryRef="c24156731">Redirection of post</Addition><Addition ChangeId="d29p20190" CommentaryRef="c24156731">Return of social security post</Addition>182A1A social security authority may require a postal operator (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Postal Services Act 2011).to return to the sender social security post sent by or on behalf of the authority which would otherwise be redirected.2A social security authority shall make payments of such amount as the Secretary of State considers reasonable in respect of the return of social security post in compliance with a requirement imposed by the authority under subsection (1) above.3In subsections (1) and (2) above “social security authority” means—athe Secretary of State;bthe Northern Ireland Department; orcany local or other authority administering housing benefit or council tax benefit (including the Northern Ireland Housing Executive).4In subsections (1) and (2) above “social security post” means postal packets—athe contents of which relate to any benefit, contributions or national insurance number or to any other matter relating to social security; andbwhich are marked, in a manner approved by the postal operator concerned, with the name and address of the sender and with an indication that they are to be returned rather than redirected.5In this section—a“redirected”, in relation to any postal packet, means delivered to an address other than that indicated by the sender on the packet; andb“postal packet” has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the Postal Services Act 2011.6Any requirement imposed under subsection (1) above has effect subject to any order under—asection 371 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or Article 342 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (redirection of bankrupt's letters to trustee in bankruptcy);bparagraph 10 of Schedule 1 of the Solicitors Act 1974 or paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (redirection of letters following intervention by Law Society); orcparagraph 10 of Schedule 5 to the Administration of Justice Act 1985 (redirection of letters following intervention by Council for Licensed Conveyancers).S. 182A and cross-heading inserted (25.8.1997 for specified purposes, 16.11.1998 in so far as not already in force) by Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997 (c. 47), ss. 20(1), 25(1); S.I. 1997/2056, art. 2; S.I. 1998/2779, art. 2Words in s. 182A(5)(b) substituted (1.10.2011) by Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5), s. 93(2)(3), Sch. 12 para. 140; S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3Words in s. 182A(1) substituted (26.3.2001) by The Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications No. 1) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/1149), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 93(2)(a)Words in s. 182A(1) substituted (1.10.2011) by Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5), s. 93(2)(3), Sch. 12 para. 140; S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3Words in s. 182A(4)(b) substituted (26.3.2001) by The Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications No. 1) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/1149), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 93(2)(b)S. 182A(3)(c) repealed (1.4.2013 in so far as relates to the abolition of council tax benefit) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 1; S.I. 2013/358, art. 8(c), Sch. 4 (with arts. 9, 10, Sch. 5)
