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The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 1998

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Draft 1998, ISBN 0110654587

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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 1998

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) and (4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling her 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) and section 131(2) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26).

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. Part II: SOCIAL 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 benefit 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. 12Increase in rates of Disability Living Allowance
  15. 13Sums specified for child benefit
  16. 14Increase in rates of age addition to long-term incapacity benefit
  17. 15Increase in rates of transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases
  18. Part III: FAMILY CREDIT, DISABILITY WORKING ALLOWANCE, INCOME SUPPORT, HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT
  19. 16Family Credit
  20. 17Disability Working Allowance
  21. 18Applicable amounts for Income Support
  22. 19Income Support Transitional Protection
  23. 20The Relevant Sum for Income Support
  24. 21Applicable amounts for Housing Benefit
  25. 22Applicable amounts for Council Tax Benefit
  26. Part IV: JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE
  27. 23Increase in age-related amounts of contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  28. 24Applicable amounts for Jobseeker’s Allowance
  29. 25The Prescribed Sum for Jobseeker’s Allowance
  30. Part V: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND REVOCATION
  31. 26Transitional Provisions
  32. 27Revocation
  33. Signature
  34. Schedule 1SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  35. Schedule 2SCHEDULE 4 TO THE FAMILY CREDIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  36. Schedule 3SCHEDULE 5 TO THE DISABILITY WORKING ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  37. Schedule 4PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  38. Schedule 5PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  39. Schedule 6: INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF PERSONS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND NURSING HOMES
  40. Part I: PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  41. 6Residential care homes
  42. 7Nursing homes
  43. 11Nursing homes
  44. 13Personal allowances
  45. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS
  46. Schedule 7: INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES
  47. IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  48. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS
  49. Schedule 8OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS
  50. Schedule 9PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  51. Schedule 10PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  52. Schedule 11PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  53. Schedule 12PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  54. Schedule 13PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  55. Schedule 14PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  56. Schedule 15: JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF PERSONS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND NURSING HOMES
  57. Part I: PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  58. 5Residential care homes
  59. 6Nursing homes
  60. 9Nursing homes
  61. 11Personal Allowances
  62. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
  63. Schedule 16: JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES
  64. IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  65. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
  66. Schedule 17OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
  67. Explanatory note