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The Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2012

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Draft 2012, ISBN 9780111519943

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Draft Order laid before Parliament under sections 150(2)(a) and (c) and 190(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Social Security

Made ***

Coming into force 9th April 2012

Following a review in the tax year ending with 5th April 2012 of the sums specified in section 150(1)(a)(i) and (i) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f1 (“the 1992 Act”) (annual up-rating of benefits) the Treasury have determined that the general level of prices in Great Britain is greater at the end of the period under review than it was at the beginning.

In accordance with sections 150(2)(a) and (c) and 190(1)(a) of the 1992 Act, a draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly the Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 150(9) and (10)(a)(i) and 189(4) of the 1992 Act and now vested in themf2.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 5.

f2

The functions of the Secretary of State under Part 10 of the 1992 Act (review and alteration of benefits: Great Britain) so far as relating to child benefit and guardian’s allowance were transferred to the Treasury by section 49(3) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
  3. 3Child benefit
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2012 and comes into force on 9th April 2012.

2Amendment of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992

In paragraph 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1 (weekly rate of guardian’s allowance) for “£14.75” substitute “£15.55”.

3Child benefit

In regulation 2(1) of the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006f1—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a)(enhanced rate), the sum “£20.30” remains unchanged; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b)(other cases), the sum “£13.40” remains unchanged.

Signature

name

name

Two of the Lords Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Treasury

Date

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made by the Treasury following a review of the general level of prices conducted under section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) in the tax year ending 5th April 2012.

The weekly rate of guardian’s allowance was last amended by the Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1029).

Article 2 increases the weekly rate of guardian’s allowance prescribed by paragraph 5 of Part 3 of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) from £14.75 to £15.55 with effect from 9th April 2012.

Article 3 states that no change is made in relation to the rates of child benefit which were substituted in regulation 2(1) of the Child Benefit (Rates) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/965) by the Child Benefit Up-rating Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/982). This statement is required by virtue of section 150(2)(c) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

A full Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.