Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982, the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 and the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995.

Regulation 2 amends regulation 16 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982 by increasing from £3,744 to £4,056 the amount which can be earned in a year before a person is disqualified from receiving unemployability supplement to disablement pension.

Regulation 3 amends regulation 8 of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) Regulations 1994 by increasing the weekly earnings limit for councillor’s allowance from £72.00 to £78.00.

Regulation 4 amends regulation 17 of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations 1995 by increasing from £72.00 to £78.00 the weekly limit for earnings from work which may be undertaken by a person without his being treated as being capable of work..

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.