{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-regulations-2000/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/526",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-regulations-2000",
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  "kind": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThis instrument contains only provisions in consequence of an Order under section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (up-rating of benefits). Accordingly, by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 to that Act, the Secretary of State has not referred these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.\nRegulation 2 provides that where a question has arisen about the effect of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/440) (“the Up-rating Order”) on a benefit already in payment, the altered rates will not apply until that question is determined by the Secretary of State, an appeal tribunal or a commissioner.\nRegulation 3 applies the provisions of regulation 5 of the Social Security Benefit (Persons Abroad) Regulations 1975 so as to restrict the application of the increase specified in the Up-rating Order in cases where the beneficiary lives abroad.\nRegulation 4 raises from £3,016 to £3,042 per year the earnings limit which applies to unemployability supplement.\nRegulation 5 raises from £58.00 to £58.50 per week the earnings limit which applies to incapacity for work.\nRegulation 6 contains revocations consequential upon the coming into force of these Regulations.\nThese Regulations do not impose any costs on business.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/526/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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