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The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order 2000

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Draft 2000, ISBN 011018842X

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

SOCIAL SECURITY

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Made 2000

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

Whereas, the Secretary of State for Social Security having made a review under section 150(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f1, a draft of the following Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with the provisions of sections 150(2) and 190(1)(a) of that Act and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security, with the consent of the Treasuryf2, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 150 and 189(1), (3), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 5. Section 150 was amended by paragraph 28 of Schedule 8 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48), sections 2(3) and 9(4) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18), paragraph 64 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18), section 131(2) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26) and paragraph 24 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30). See also section 4(8) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 and regulation 18(3) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/310).

f2

See section 189(8) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

Contents

  1. Part I: INTRODUCTION
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. IISOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS
  5. 3Increase in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act
  6. 4Increase in rates or amounts of certain pensions or allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act
  7. 5Increase in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act
  8. 6Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are increased by this Order
  9. 7Increase in rates of certain workmen’s compensation and industrial diseases benefits in respect of employment before 5th July 1948
  10. 8Earnings Limits
  11. 9Statutory Sick Pay
  12. 10Statutory Maternity Pay
  13. 11Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefit
  14. 13Sums specified for child benefit
  15. 14Increase in rates of age addition to long-term incapacity benefit
  16. 15Increase in rates of transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases
  17. Part III: INCOME SUPPORT, HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT
  18. 16Applicable amounts for Income Support
  19. 17Income Support Transitional Protection
  20. 18The Relevant Sum for Income Support
  21. 19Housing Benefit
  22. 20Council Tax Benefit
  23. Part IV: JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE
  24. 21Increase in age-related amounts of contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  25. 22Applicable amounts for Jobseeker’s Allowance
  26. 23The Prescribed Sum for Jobseeker’s Allowance
  27. Part V: REVOCATION
  28. 24Revocation
  29. Signature
  30. Schedule 1SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  31. Schedule 2PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  32. Schedule 3PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS ASAMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  33. Schedule 4: INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF PERSONS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND NURSING HOMES
  34. Part I: PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  35. 6Residential care homes
  36. 7Nursing homes
  37. 11Nursing homes
  38. 13Personal allowances
  39. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS
  40. Schedule 5: INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES
  41. IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  42. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS
  43. Schedule 6OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS
  44. Schedule 7PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  45. Schedule 8PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  46. Schedule 9PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  47. Schedule 10PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  48. Schedule 11PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  49. Schedule 12PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  50. Schedule 13PART IVB OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  51. Schedule 14: JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF PERSONS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND NURSING HOMES
  52. Part I: PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  53. 5Residential care homes
  54. 6Nursing homes
  55. 9Nursing homes
  56. 11Personal allowances
  57. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
  58. Schedule 15: JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES WHERE A MEMBER IS IN A RESIDENTIAL CARE OR NURSING HOME
  59. Part I: SCHEDULE 4A
  60. Chapter: APPLICABLE AMOUNT OF A JOINT CLAIM COUPLE WHERE A MEMBER IS IN A RESIDENTIAL CARE OR NURSING HOME
  61. 6Residential care homes
  62. 7Nursing Homes
  63. 10Nursing Homes
  64. 12Personal Allowances
  65. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4A TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
  66. Schedule 16: JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES
  67. IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  68. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
  69. Schedule 17JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF JOINT-CLAIMS COUPLES IN SPECIAL CASES
  70. Schedule 18OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
  71. Explanatory note