# The Child Benefit and Tax Credits Up-rating Order 2015, Introduction: Introductory text


Social Security
Tax Credits
Made 5th March 2015
Coming into force 6th April 2015
Following a review in the tax year ending 5th April 2015 of the sums specified in section 150(1)(i) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (“the Great Britain Administration Act”) (annual up-rating of benefits) the Treasury have determined that the general level of prices in Great Britain has increased by at least 1 per cent over the period under review.
Section 132(1) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (“the Northern Ireland Administration Act”) provides that, whenever the Treasury make an Order under section 150 of the Great Britain Administration Act, they may make corresponding provision in respect of Northern Ireland.
Following a review under section 41(1) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 in the tax year ending 5th April 2015 of the amounts specified in section 41(2) of that Act, the Treasury have determined that the general level of prices in the United Kingdom has increased by at least 1 per cent over the period under review.
The Treasury make the following Order under section 1(1), (2), (3) and (7), and section 2(1), (2) and (3) of the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013 and under section 132(1) of the Northern Ireland Administration Act 1992.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/567/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-benefit-and-tax-credits-up-rating-order-2015/introduction
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