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The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2003

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Draft 2003, ISBN 0110447409

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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 2003

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

Whereas, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions having made a review under section 150(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f1, and whereas it appeared to him that the general level of prices was greater at the end of the period under review than it was at the beginning of that period, 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 Work and Pensions, with the consent of the Treasuryf2, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 150, 151 and 189(1), (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) (“the 1993 Act”), sections 2(3) and 9(4) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18) (“the 1994 Act”), paragraph 64 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) (“the 1995 Act”), section 131(2) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26), paragraph 24 of Schedule 12 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c. 30) (“the 1999 Act”), paragraph 16 of Schedule 2 to the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16) and paragraph 14 of Schedule 7 to the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22). See also section 4(8) of the 1994 Act 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) (“the Administration Act”).

Contents

  1. Part I: INTRODUCTION
  2. 1Citation, commencement and effect
  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 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. 11Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay
  14. 12Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefit
  15. 13Increase in rates of Disability Living Allowance
  16. 14Sums specified for child benefit
  17. 15Increase in rates of age addition to long-term incapacity benefit
  18. 16Increase in rates of transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases
  19. Part III: INCOME SUPPORT, HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT
  20. 17Applicable amounts for Income Support
  21. 18Income Support Transitional Protection
  22. 19The Relevant Sum for Income Support
  23. 20Housing Benefit
  24. 21Council Tax Benefit
  25. Part IV: JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE
  26. 22Increase in age-related amounts of contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  27. 23Applicable amounts for Jobseeker’s Allowance
  28. 24The Prescribed Sum for Jobseeker’s Allowance
  29. Part V: STATE PENSION CREDIT
  30. 25State Pension Credit
  31. Part VI: REVOCATION
  32. 26Revocation
  33. Signature
  34. Schedule 1SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  35. Schedule 2PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  36. Schedule 3PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  37. Schedule 4: INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES
  38. IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS WHICH ARE AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  39. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS
  40. Schedule 5OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS
  41. Schedule 6PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  42. Schedule 7PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  43. Schedule 8PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  44. Schedule 9PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  45. Schedule 10PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  46. Schedule 11PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  47. Schedule 12PART IVB OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  48. Schedule 13: JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES
  49. IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS WHICH ARE AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  50. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
  51. Schedule 14JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF JOINT-CLAIM COUPLES IN SPECIAL CASES
  52. Schedule 15OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER'S
  53. Schedule 16OTHER AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE STATE PENSION CREDIT REGULATIONS
  54. Explanatory note