Article 17 Rates of age addition

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), in regulation 10(2) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994^f1 (increase in rate of incapacity benefit where beneficiary is under prescribed age on the qualifying date)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “£23.30” substitute “£23.40”; and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b) for “£11.70” substitute “£11.75”.

(2)

In the case of a claimant entitled to long-term incapacity benefit who was subject to regulation 2(3) of the Employment and Support Allowance (Up-rating Modification) (Transitional) Regulations 2008^f2 the sums specified in regulation 10(2)(a) and (b) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 shall be increased to “£12.15” and “£6.75” respectively.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1994/2946; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2020/234.
f2: S.I. 2008/3270.