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The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2000

S.I. 2000/440 · Made 22 February 2000

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SOCIAL SECURITY

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Made 22nd February 2000

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

Whereas, the Secretary of State for Social Security having made a review under section 150(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f1, a draft of the following Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with the provisions of sections 150(2) and 190(1)(a) of that Act and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State for Social Security, with the consent of the Treasuryf2, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 150 and 189(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c. 5. Section 150 was amended by paragraph 28 of Schedule 8 to the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c. 48), sections 2(3) and 9(4) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18), paragraph 64 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18) and section 131(2) of the Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26). See also section 4(8) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 and regulation 18(3) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/310). With effect from 5th October 1999, Family Credit and Disability Working Allowance became known as Working Families' Tax Credit and Disabled Person’s Tax Credit respectively, and the functions of the Secretary of State under section 150, in relation to these tax credits were transferred to the Treasury; see sections 1 and 2 of, and Schedules 1 and 2 to, the Tax Credits Act 1999 (c. 10).

f2

See section 189(8) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).

Contents

  1. Part: PART I
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS
  5. 3Increase in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Contributions and Benefits Act
  6. 4Increase in rates or amounts of certain pensions or allowances under the Contributions and Benefits Act
  7. 5Increase in rates or amounts of certain benefits under the Pension Schemes Act
  8. 6Dates on which sums specified for rates or amounts of benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act or the Pension Schemes Act are increased by this Order
  9. 7Increase in rates of certain workmen’s compensation and industrial diseases benefits in respect of employment before 5th July 1948
  10. 8Earnings Limits
  11. 9Statutory Sick Pay
  12. 10Statutory Maternity Pay
  13. 11Increase in rate of graduated retirement benefit
  14. 12Increase in rates of Disability Living Allowance
  15. 13Sums specified for child benefit
  16. 14Increase in rates of age addition to long-term incapacity benefit
  17. 15Increase in rates of transitional invalidity allowance in long-term incapacity benefit cases
  18. Part III: INCOME SUPPORT, HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT
  19. 16Applicable amounts for Income Support
  20. 17Income Support Transitional Protection
  21. 18The Relevant Sum for Income Support
  22. 19Housing Benefit
  23. 20Council Tax Benefit
  24. Part IV: JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE
  25. 21Increase in age-related amounts of contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  26. 22Applicable amounts for Jobseeker’s Allowance
  27. 23The Prescribed Sum for Jobseeker’s Allowance
  28. Part V: REVOCATIONS
  29. 24Revocations
  30. Signature
  31. Schedule 1SCHEDULE 4 TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS ACT AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  32. Schedule 2PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  33. Schedule 3PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  34. Schedule 4: INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF PERSONS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND NURSING HOMES
  35. Part I: PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  36. 6Residential care homes
  37. 7Nursing homes
  38. 11Nursing homes
  39. 13Personal allowances
  40. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS
  41. Schedule 5: INCOME SUPPORT: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES
  42. IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  43. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 7 TO THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS
  44. Schedule 6OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE INCOME SUPPORT REGULATIONS
  45. Schedule 7PART I OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  46. Schedule 8PART IV OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE HOUSING BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  47. Schedule 9PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  48. Schedule 10PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  49. Schedule 11PART I OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  50. Schedule 12PART IV OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  51. Schedule 13: JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS OF PERSONS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE AND NURSING HOMES
  52. Part I: PROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  53. 5Residential care homes
  54. 6Nursing homes
  55. 9Nursing homes
  56. 11Personal allowances
  57. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 4 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
  58. Schedule 14: JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE: APPLICABLE AMOUNTS IN SPECIAL CASES
  59. IPROVISIONS IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER
  60. IIOTHER SUMS SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 5 TO THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
  61. Schedule 15OTHER APPLICABLE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN THE JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS
  62. Explanatory note