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The Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 2012

S.I. 2012/823 · Made 14 March 2012

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Social Security

Made 14th March 2012

Laid before Parliament 15th March 2012

Coming into force 11th April 2012

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1992 c.4. Paragraph 4 was amended by section 254(1) of, and Schedule 24 to, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33), and section 1(3) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Child Benefit Act 2005 (c.6)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Commencement
  2. 2Increase in earnings limits in respect of dependent children and qualifying young persons
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and Commencement

This Order may be cited as the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Dependency) (Permitted Earnings Limits) Order 2012 and shall come into force on 11th April 2012.

2Increase in earnings limits in respect of dependent children and qualifying young persons

In paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 7f1 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992—

(a)

in paragraph (a), for “£205” substitute “£215”; and

(b)

in paragraph (b), for “£27” substitute “£28”, and for “£205” substitute “£215”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Steve Webb

Minister of State,

Department for Work and Pensions

14th March 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 increases the weekly rate of a disablement pension, where the beneficiary is entitled to child benefit in respect of one or more children or qualifying young persons.

Paragraph 4(4) applies where such a beneficiary is one or two persons who are spouses or civil partners residing together, or who are living together as husband and wife or civil partners, and the other person had earnings in any week. It provides that the increase shall not be payable in respect of the first child or qualifying young person if the other person’s earnings are £205 a week or more and in respect of further children or qualifying young persons for each complete £27 by which those earnings exceed £205. This Order increases those amounts from £205 to £215, and from £27 to £28 respectively.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.