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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-regulations-2006/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/712",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-regulations-2006",
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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 (c. 5) (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 2006 (S.I. 2006/645) (“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 (S.I. 1975/563) so as to restrict the application of the increases specified in the Up-rating Order in cases where the beneficiary lives abroad.\nRegulation 4 raises from £170 to £175 and from £22 to £23 the earnings limits for child dependency increases payable with a carer’s allowance. These increases were abolished by sections 1(3)(e) and 60 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) but are saved for transitional cases by virtue of article 3 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/938).\nRegulation 5 revokes the Social Security Benefit Up-rating Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/632).\nA full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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