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The Social Security Benefits Up-rating and Miscellaneous Increases Regulations 1999

S.I. 1999/862 · Made 17 March 1999

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Made 17th March 1999

Laid before Parliament 22nd March 1999

Coming into force on 12th April 1999

The Secretary of State for Social Security, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 122(1), 171D, 171G(2) and 175(1) to (4) of, and paragraphs 2(3) of Schedule 7 to, the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after agreement by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council in relation to regulation 2, and the Social Security Advisory Committee in relation to regulation 3 of these Regulations that proposals to make those regulations should not be referred to themf2, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 4. Section 171D was inserted by section 6(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18). Sections 122(1) and 171G(2) are cited for the meaning assigned to the word “prescribe”.

f2

See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982
  3. 3Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995
  4. 4Revocation
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Social Security Benefits Up-rating and Miscellaneous Increases Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 12th April 1999.

2Amendment of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982

In regulation 16 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982f1 (earnings level for the purpose of unemployability supplement) for the sum of “£2,496” there shall be substituted the sum of “£3,016”.

3Amendment of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995

In regulation 17(2)(a) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995f1 (weekly limit in relation to exempt work) for the sum of “£48.00” there shall be substituted the sum of “£58.00”.

4Revocation

Regulation 4 of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 1998f1 and the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Amendment Regulations 1998f2 are hereby revoked.

Signature

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

Stephen C. Timms

Minister of State,

Department of Social Security

17th March 1999

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This instrument contains provisions to increase the amounts in respect of the earnings limit as a consequence of an order under section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (up-rating of benefits). In addition, the amount of the increase provided for reflects the welfare to work initiative aimed at encouraging sick and disabled people to work if they can.

Regulation 2 raises from £2,496 to £3,016 a year the earnings limit which applies to unemployability supplement.

Regulation 3 raises from £48.00 to £58.00 a week the earnings limit which applies to incapacity for work.

Regulation 4 contains a revocation consequential upon the coming into force of these Regulations.

These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.