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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2017/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2017/9780111153116",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2017",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order is made as a consequence of a review under section 150 and 151A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c.5) (“the Administration Act”) and includes details of the sums mentioned in those sections.\nThe Order is also made as a consequence of a review under section 150A of the Administration Act and includes details of the sums mentioned in that section.\nPart 2 of the Order relates to social security benefits, pensions and allowances.\nArticle 3 and Schedule 1 increase the benefits and increases of benefits (excepting those referred to in article 3(2)) specified in Parts I, III, IV and V of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c.4) (“the Contributions and Benefits Act”).\nArticle 4 increases the rates and amounts of certain pensions and allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act.\nArticle 5 increases the sums payable as part of a Category A or Category B retirement pension by virtue of sections 15(1) and 17(2) and (3) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c.48) on account of increases in guaranteed minimum pensions.\nArticle 6 increases the rates and amounts relating to the state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014 (c.19) including the full rate, amounts exceeding the full rate, the rate of increments and inherited increments.\nArticle 7 specifies the dates from which the sums specified for rates or amounts of benefits in articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13 and 14 are altered.\nArticle 8 specifies earnings limits for child dependency increases.\nArticle 9 increases the weekly rate of statutory sick pay.\nArticle 10 increases the weekly rate of statutory maternity pay.\nArticle 11 increases the weekly rates of statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay and statutory shared parental pay.\nArticle 12 increases the rate of graduated retirement benefit.\nArticle 13 increases the amount of a Category C retirement pension.\nArticle 14 increases the prescribed maximum additional pension for the purposes of section 52(3) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.\nArticle 15 increases the rate of disability living allowance.\nArticle 16 increases the rate of personal independence payment.\nArticle 17 increases the weekly rates of age addition and the rates referred to in article 17(2) for claimants entitled to long-term incapacity benefit.\nArticle 18 increases the weekly rates of transitional invalidity allowance and the rates referred to in article 18(2) for claimants entitled to long-term incapacity benefit.\nArticle 19 increases the rates of widowed mother’s allowance, widow’s pension, widowed parent’s allowance and bereavement allowance.\nPart 3 of the Order relates to income support and housing benefit.\nArticle 20 states the amount of sums relevant to the applicable amount for the purposes of income support. Article 20(3) and Schedule 2 set out certain personal allowances; article 20(4) and (5) and Schedule 3 set out the premiums and article 20(7) and Schedule 4 set out other miscellaneous amounts.\nArticle 21 provides for the percentage increase of sums payable by way of special transitional additions to income support.\nArticle 22 states the amount of the sums relevant to the applicable amount for the purposes of housing benefit and the appropriate maximum housing benefit. Article 22(7) and Schedule 5 set out certain personal allowances and article 22(9) and Schedule 6 set out the premiums.\nArticle 23 states the amount of the sums relevant to the applicable amount for the purposes of housing benefit for certain persons over the qualifying age for state pension credit. Article 23(6) and Schedule 7 set out the personal allowances and article 23(7) and (8) and Schedule 8 set out the premiums.\nPart 4 of the Order relates to jobseeker’s allowance.\nArticle 24 states the amount of sums relevant to the applicable amount for the purposes of income-based jobseeker’s allowance. Article 24(3) and Schedule 9 set out certain personal allowances; article 24(4) and (5) and Schedule 10 set out the premiums; article 24(6) and Schedule 11 set out the premiums for joint-claim couples and article 24(8) and Schedule 12 set out other miscellaneous amounts.\nPart 5 of the Order relates to state pension credit.\nArticle 25 and Schedule 13 specify the amounts relevant to state pension credit.\nPart 6 of the Order relates to employment and support allowance.\nArticle 26 states the amount of sums relevant to the applicable amount for the purposes of employment and support allowance under the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008. Article 26(2) and Schedule 14 set out the premiums; article 26(3) increases the support component, and article 26(5) and Schedule 15 set out other miscellaneous amounts.\nArticle 27 increases the support component for employment and support allowance under the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013.\nPart 7 of the Order relates to universal credit.\nArticle 28 and Schedules 16 and 17 specify the amounts relevant to universal credit.\nArticle 29 of the Order provides for the revocation of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/457) save for articles 16 and 20 which respectively state the sum by which any income support or jobseeker’s allowance of a person involved in a trade dispute is reduced and 17(10)(a) which states the amount of the work-related activity component of housing benefit. That amount is frozen under section 11 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (c.7). Article 29 also provides for the revocation of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/230).\nIn accordance with sections 150(8), 150A(5) and (9) and 151A(6) and (7) of the Administration Act, a copy of the report of the Government Actuary giving his opinion on the likely effect on the National Insurance Fund of the making of this Order was laid before Parliament with the draft Order.\nAn Impact Assessment has not been published for this instrument as it has no new impact on business or civil society organisations.",
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