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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-and-miscellaneous-increases-regulations-1999/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/862",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating and Miscellaneous Increases Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-and-miscellaneous-increases-regulations-1999",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThis 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.\nRegulation 2 raises from £2,496 to £3,016 a year the earnings limit which applies to unemployability supplement.\nRegulation 3 raises from £48.00 to £58.00 a week the earnings limit which applies to incapacity for work.\nRegulation 4 contains a revocation consequential upon the coming into force of these Regulations.\nThese Regulations do not impose any costs on business.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/862/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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