# The Social Security Benefits Up-rating and Miscellaneous Increases Regulations 2000, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
This instrument contains a provision to increase from £49.50 to £58.50 the limit of earnings from a councillor’s allowance in relation to incapacity benefit. The increase is partly consequential on an order under section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (up-rating of benefits), and also aligns the councillors' allowance limit with the therapeutic earnings limit in incapacity benefits. As a consequence of this increase, regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/858) is revoked.
The increase is also relevant for the purposes of severe disablement allowance by virtue of regulation 8A of the Social Security (Severe Disablement Allowance) Regulations 1984 (S.I. 1984/1303, as amended by regulation 2(6) of S.I. 1994/2947).
These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/527/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-and-miscellaneous-increases-regulations-2000/note
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