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The Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1985

S.I. 1985/1618 · Made 25 October 1985

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 25th October 1985

Laid before Parliament 4th November 1985

Coming into Operation 25th November 1985

The Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 49 and 166(1) of, and Schedule 20f1 to, the Social Security Act 1975f2 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations, the Social Security Advisory Committee having agreed that proposals to make the regulations need not be referred to itf3:—

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Footnotes

f1

See the definitions of “prescribe” and “regulations”.

f2

section 49 was amended by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c.48), Schedule 4, paragraph 3.

f3

See the Social Security Act 1980 (c.30), section 10(2).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1985 and shall come into operation on 25th November 1985.

2Amendment of the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977

In paragraph 2B of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977f1 for the amount of £80, in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted the amount of £85.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Social Services.

Tony Newton

Minister of State

Department of Health and Social Security

25th October 1985

Explanatory note

Part I of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977 prescribes the circumstances in which an increase of invalid care allowance is payable in respect of a dependent child. No such increase is payable for a first child where the beneficiary is one of two persons who are spouses residing together or an unmarried couple and the other person has earnings in any week at or above the specified amount, and an increase is not payable in respect of a further child for each complete £10 by which the earnings exceed that amount. These regulations increase the specified amount from £80 to £85.