# The Social Security Benefit (Dependency and Computation of Earnings) Amendment Regulations 1989, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Regulations contained in this instrument are consequential upon section 9 of the Social Security Act 1989 (“the 1989 Act”) which extends the meaning of “earnings” to include personal as well as occupational pensions. The instrument is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of section 9; the regulations in it are therefore exempted by section 61(5) of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50) (as amended by the 1989 Act, Schedule 8, paragraph 12(3)) from the requirement under section 10 of the Social Security Act 1980 (c. 30) to refer proposals to the Social Security Advisory Committee and are made without reference to that Committee.
Regulations 2 and 3 amend references to occupational pensions in both the Social Security Benefit (Dependency) Regulations 1977 and the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1978 so as to include a reference to personal pensions.
Regulation 4 contains a saving provision for those beneficiaries to whom an increase in respect of a child or an adult dependant was payable in the 7 days commencing 2nd October 1989.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1690/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefit-dependency-and-computation-of-earnings-amendment-regulations-1989/note
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